Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
1.4
NE
6
2.3
ENE
7
3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
N
7
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
20
41
33
23
23
44
167
479
926
681
854
562
972
876
650
307
237
228
192
125
55
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:28AM2.11m
2:03PM1.93m
2:21AM2.01m
2:59PM1.90m
3:13AM1.93m
3:54PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.35m
7:58AM0.31m
8:15PM0.46m
8:49AM0.36m
9:10PM0.53m
9:39AM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part 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>
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
9
2
1
1
4
6
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
20
41
33
23
23
44
3
3
412
361
307
237
228
192
125
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
1.1
NE
8
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
6
6
13
12
4
151
73
51
25
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
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
13
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.4
NE
6
2.3
ENE
7
3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
N
7
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
4
6
10
28
167
479
926
681
854
562
972
876
650
181
131
3
23
45
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
73
73
10
73
26
73
84
73
78
78
362
362
364
369
369
234
234
44
44
66
10
10
100
104
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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