
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 9 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.12m | 4:54AM2.02m | 5:31PM2.20m | 5:54AM2.09m | 6:25PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.29m | 10:56PM0.38m | 11:16AM0.24m | 11:56PM0.29m | 12:14PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
43 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 17 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 8 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNW 4 |
10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 58 | 132 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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