Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
60
68
66
64
61
62
77
59
81
88
113
175
253
209
165
145
160
280
360
435
330
285
301
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:10AM2.08m
7:23PM2.08m
7:55AM2.13m
8:07PM2.08m
8:37AM2.16m
8:49PM2.07m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.38m
1:45AM0.22m
2:11PM0.36m
2:27AM0.22m
2:54PM0.36m
3:08AM0.22m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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6:07
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7:59
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8:00
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8:00
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8:01
 mm
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2
7
2
2
4
7
6
5
3
1
7
5
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
18
18
16
17
16
17
16
17
15
16
15
16
16
18
15
14
15
13
15
16
16
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