Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.3
NE
16
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
39
128
50
72
106
199
320
210
110
64
62
35
28
24
17
17
26
15
24
23
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:55AM1.99m
9:20PM2.16m
9:36AM2.01m
9:58PM2.17m
10:18AM2.02m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.28m
3:44AM0.33m
3:52PM0.29m
4:24AM0.30m
4:33PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
7
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
6
7
5
6
6
3
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
10
9
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