Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9914141414161616151515151514141313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5885294967697697911107131414591400134612161240123710479941169138018172326458973601057913743
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
1.95
12:01PM
1.82
12:35AM
1.88
12:50PM
1.76
1:27AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.42
6:09AM
0.57
6:24PM
0.49
6:58AM
0.63
7:13PM
0.55
7:52AM
0.66
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1-----------5
Temp. °C211918171616182120191917171718202019191919191919
Feels °C (?)211919181616182120202117171717191918181715141414
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