Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.90m | 1:37PM1.87m | 1:52AM1.81m | 2:33PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.52m | 7:25AM0.44m | 7:53PM0.61m | 8:16AM0.51m | 8:48PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 16 | NE 14 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | E 14 | N 12 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 |
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