Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
113
84
113
90
73
110
110
137
149
177
148
117
117
147
118
86
86
68
68
68
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:57AM2.24m
8:25PM2.42m
8:48AM2.25m
9:13PM2.41m
9:37AM2.24m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.03m
2:51AM0.08m
3:06PM0.05m
3:38AM0.07m
3:54PM0.10m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
14
14
12
13
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
6
7
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