Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
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)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.6
NNW
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
375
426
305
623
690
679
690
679
566
477
461
446
348
282
277
224
220
212
204
162
170
131
131
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.94m
9:48PM2.10m
10:00AM1.93m
10:27PM2.10m
10:42AM1.91m
11:06PM2.09m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.32m
4:13AM0.43m
4:19PM0.34m
4:54AM0.41m
4:59PM0.37m
5:35AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
15
15
13
14
13
13
10
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
10
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
N
6
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
375
375
426
305
623
690
679
690
679
566
477
461
446
348
282
277
224
220
212
204
162
165
62
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.6
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
130
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
12
26
30
23
17
12
3
3
3
131
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
27
21
16
3
2
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
4
1.4
N
5
1.6
NNW
6
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
4
3
5
16
44
56
81
60
3
3
18
31
29
104
170
15
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
1
4
1
Distance (km)
22
12
73
73
14
14
14
14
39
186
323
391
379
31
0
0
0
16
0
39
73
44
234
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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