Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.4°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
21
17
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
4
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:30PM1.80m
3:44AM1.74m
4:27PM1.82m
4:40AM1.76m
5:20PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.69m
10:06AM0.55m
10:43PM0.67m
11:01AM0.51m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
9
8
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
12
11
10
10
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