Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is

15.3°C

Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forestry today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	173	131	128	125	122	95	95	93	76	74	74	72	60	51	59	51	51	52	58	61	59	58	56	55
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:40AM2.06m					7:03PM2.19m				7:31AM2.13m				7:50PM2.21m				8:18AM2.18m				8:34PM2.21m
Low Tide	00:38AM0.27m				12:56PM0.28m					1:28AM0.20m				1:47PM0.25m				2:14AM0.15m				2:34PM0.24m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	16	17	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	21	18	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	19	17	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	173	131	128	125	122	95	95	93	76	74	74	72	60	51	59	51	51	52	58	61	59	58	56	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NNE 11	N 12	N 12	NE 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	NNE 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	ESE 6	N 4	E 6	N 4	NNW 4
kJ	2	12	3	11	6	3	5	5	5	5	12	11	9	8	8	10	4	2	2	3	2	1	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	NNE 10	ESE 6	N 10	NNE 10	N 10	—	E 6	N 14	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	12	11	2	11	4	2	10	2	—	1	4	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	E 3	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 2	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 4	N 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	5	3	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	22	73	73	73	66	39	39	39	73	73	78	66	46	17	46	0	0	0	0
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