Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
128
88
86
67
65
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
16
9
9
12
6
12
12
34
89
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:43PM2.32m
12:09PM2.07m
00:36AM2.22m
1:06PM1.99m
1:28AM2.11m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.13m
6:12AM0.19m
6:26PM0.24m
7:06AM0.25m
7:21PM0.35m
7:58AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
131
128
88
86
67
65
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
16
9
9
12
6
12
12
13
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
15
6
12
12
12
12
5
5
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
N
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
1
5
5
5
1
4
1
1
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
8
1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
34
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
46
58
181
181
179
84
84
84
73
73
73
73
73
73
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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