Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 May 2026 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (04 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
139
135
144
257
267
249
249
249
284
284
277
237
232
224
229
229
248
176
221
289
322
399
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM2.03m
9:16PM2.12m
9:27AM1.99m
9:56PM2.09m
10:08AM1.94m
10:37PM2.04m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.27m
3:34AM0.41m
3:46PM0.31m
4:16AM0.45m
4:27PM0.36m
4:59AM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.3
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
1.5
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
1.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
232
2
2
4
248
176
221
2
4
399
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
11
2
2
4
2
2
90
2
4
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
4
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
121
121
139
135
144
257
267
249
249
249
284
284
277
237
224
229
229
112
289
322
153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
44
44
73
84
84
73
44
39
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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