Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
81
60
42
40
26
25
21
19
22
22
29
52
68
71
64
52
34
20
9
10
8
10
24
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01PM2.17m
5:19AM2.13m
6:01PM2.27m
6:19AM2.19m
6:58PM2.36m
7:17AM2.24m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.37m
11:44AM0.12m
00:21AM0.29m
12:43PM0.06m
1:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
9
10
11
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
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