Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is

16.6°C

Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forestry today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	229	229	205	205	183	183	164	131	131	143	121	86	76	74	160	61	110	198	236	233	203	278	262	247	157	157	134
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SW	SSW	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NW	N	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:26AM1.94m				4:51PM2.08m				5:27AM1.97m				5:46PM2.08m				6:21AM2.03m				6:37PM2.08m
Low Tide	10:22PM0.34m				10:41AM0.39m				11:20PM0.31m				11:41AM0.40m				00:13AM0.28m				12:35PM0.39m					1:01AM0.24m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	18	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	18	18	18	16	17	18	20	20	18	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	18	19	18	19	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	19	19	19	15	17	17	18	17	19	17	15	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15	NE 7	ENE 7	N 10	N 15	NNE 7	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	N 7	N 7
kJ	229	229	205	205	183	183	164	131	131	143	121	86	76	74	18	54	47	2	4	180	19	20	20	20	39	111	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 12	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 14	NE 12	N 13	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	3	9	9	9	9	2	8	2	2	5	2	2	2	5	18	17	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	6	13	56	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 12	—	NE 12	NE 12	N 13	N 16	N 13	N 14
kJ	4	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	2	5	5	5	2	8	3	6	6	6	3	—	6	6	3	5	3	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	32	22	38	39	29	32	55	160	61	110	198	236	233	203	278	262	247	157	157	134
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	12	0	0	66	66	44	44	17	16	16	16	16	66	73	66	66	16	14	39	39	323	41	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Whananaki bar	Daniels Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Wainui Bay			Mangawhai Heads	Okupe Beach	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	The Box Northland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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