Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
21
20
26
26
26
25
15
23
23
23
23
14
28
49
108
213
95
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM2.17m
10:38AM2.14m
10:52PM2.07m
11:21AM2.05m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.20m
4:55PM0.34m
5:14AM0.29m
5:39PM0.44m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
8
2
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
16
14
12
12
11
13
15
17
15
12
10
Feels °C
13
11
9
8
8
8
10
10
14
12
10
10
9
10
11
13
11
9
6
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