Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
35
38
39
42
45
46
47
55
55
55
41
41
41
64
92
61
56
94
129
141
88
56
40
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM2.22m
9:58PM2.15m
10:25AM2.19m
10:38PM2.08m
11:06AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.14m
4:01PM0.27m
4:17AM0.18m
4:43PM0.32m
4:58AM0.25m
5:25PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:39
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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1
3
5
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Temp °C
16
15
15
18
19
21
18
15
15
15
14
18
20
19
20
17
16
16
17
17
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
16
14
14
17
18
20
17
15
15
15
13
17
18
18
20
15
13
13
14
13
10
8
9
7
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