Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is

16.7°C

Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forestry today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 16	NE 10	NE 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	155	163	109	96	66	42	26	22	17	15	16	16	20	15	15	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	00:02AM1.92m				12:33PM1.98m				00:47AM1.83m					1:20PM1.90m				1:36AM1.76m				2:12PM1.85m
Low Tide			6:22AM0.40m				6:54PM0.55m					7:08AM0.48m				7:44PM0.61m				7:58AM0.54m				8:38PM0.65m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	11	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	13	17	17	14	12	12	12	12	14	18	18	14	12
Feels °C	7	5	5	6	10	10	9	8	8	9	8	10	14	14	11	10	10	10	11	12	16	16	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	15	15	15	15	15	42	26	22	14	15	10	10	9	9	13	7	7	7	7	8	8	18	18	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	3	3	7	7	7	15	16	16	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	9	18	7	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	N 18	N 18	N 18	NE 13	N 17	N 17	N 17	NE 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	20	—	5	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 4	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSE 4	—	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 2	—	—	—	SW 2
kJ	155	163	109	96	66	3	—	1	2	6	7	5	4	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	22	0	22	11	68	0	0	58	58	58	91	0	58	58	0	0	46	46	46	0	0	0	58
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8

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