Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
231
226
167
163
160
131
128
88
86
67
65
39
38
36
35
24
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:50PM2.40m
11:13AM2.15m
11:43PM2.32m
12:09PM2.07m
00:36AM2.22m
1:06PM1.99m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.15m
5:33PM0.13m
6:12AM0.19m
6:26PM0.24m
7:06AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
13
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
13
11
11
12
12
11
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
277
231
226
167
163
160
131
128
88
86
67
65
39
38
36
35
24
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
6
5
5
25
6
12
12
12
12
12
12
5
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
17
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
7
6
6
1
1
6
1
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
78
84
84
73
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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