Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.14m | 11:58AM2.04m | 00:13AM2.01m | 12:46PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.25m | 6:13PM0.41m | 6:38AM0.35m | 7:01PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | E 13 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 54 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 87 | 46 | 162 | 234 | 312 | 22 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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