Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
28
34
71
139
165
165
260
363
352
308
286
251
212
177
177
145
145
121
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35PM2.03m
2:55AM2.02m
3:40PM2.07m
4:00AM2.03m
4:45PM2.14m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.47m
9:22AM0.28m
9:59PM0.45m
10:26AM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
4
7
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
12
14
13
11
9
10
10
13
13
11
11
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