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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 113 | 135 | 135 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 132 | 135 | 131 | 131 | 118 | 118 | 105 | 127 | 130 | 75 | 108 | 102 | 106 | 61 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 1.94 | 4:26AM 1.84 | 4:38PM 1.88 | 5:19AM 1.85 | 5:28PM 1.86 | 6:08AM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15PM 0.43 | 10:34AM 0.59 | 11:04PM 0.44 | 11:28AM 0.61 | 11:51PM 0.44 | 12:18PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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