Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
2
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
1.6
N
1.2
N
1.7
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.7
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)667778878777877888877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19130146753957250430715932715612582320171159326283299362159139134134117
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
WNW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
2.33
8:15AM
2.34
8:47PM
2.40
9:04AM
2.34
9:37PM
2.42
9:55AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.14
2:38PM
-0.03
3:06AM
0.12
3:27PM
-0.03
3:58AM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1124--111371--22----21
Temp. °C201818181715161919151415171315171615141414141517
Feels °C (?)16141414141416191815141412911131313121111121415
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