Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Forestry today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
290
221
166
214
163
358
365
240
200
200
163
151
117
113
110
85
85
61
61
60
60
40
76
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM2.01m
3:15AM2.06m
4:00PM2.08m
4:17AM2.09m
5:01PM2.17m
5:19AM2.13m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.29m
9:12PM0.46m
9:43AM0.25m
10:15PM0.43m
10:43AM0.19m
11:19PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
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