Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
29
28
28
29
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:01AM2.18m
9:18PM2.26m
9:45AM2.25m
10:01PM2.27m
10:29AM2.28m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.22m
3:41AM0.11m
4:01PM0.20m
4:24AM0.08m
4:47PM0.21m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
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7:00
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7:21
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7:22
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
11
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