Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.82m | 2:47AM1.75m | 3:30PM1.80m | 3:44AM1.74m | 4:27PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.67m | 9:10AM0.55m | 9:45PM0.69m | 10:06AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | N 3 | N 4 | NE 14 | E 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 |
7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | — |
— | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 |
— | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 258 | 258 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 391 | 391 | 22 | 46 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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