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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
20.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)131212121210101010101099912121111121012151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29262625253232313030292830295656591021095891215320417
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
0
NE
5
E
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononononglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
2.03
3:26PM
2.05
4:11AM
2.05
4:30PM
2.03
5:16AM
2.09
5:35PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.45
9:55PM
0.27
10:28AM
0.46
10:58PM
0.26
11:35AM
0.44
12:02AM
0.23
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise-6:31-------6:33-------6:35------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:32-------8:32--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181820212120191818182022222219171515192222201918
Feels °C (?)181919202019201919202222222219171514182121202019
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