Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
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Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)66666131313131366655556666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11116664333364669499119114129151193229263237212195
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
1.91
5:20PM
2.06
5:43AM
1.95
6:11PM
2.11
6:33AM
2.01
6:56PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.37
11:45PM
0.41
12:01PM
0.34
12:35AM
0.34
12:49PM
0.31
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise--6:15-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:15-------6:15--
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C121213141512111011111314141414131313131415141515
Feels °C (?)88991098810999999888881091110
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Forestry (light winds from the SW at Auckland 50 km from Forestry). 0.4m 6s windswell from the N with a 0.1m 10s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
SW
0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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