Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
10
14
14
15
15
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
10
33
40
32
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:54PM2.19m
11:25AM2.14m
11:42PM2.13m
12:17PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.19m
5:42PM0.34m
6:08AM0.23m
6:36PM0.40m
clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
14
18
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
11
11
11
10
9
11
15
13
12
11
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