Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
6
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
21
15
28
22
22
40
52
71
62
52
77
27
14
10
20
9
24
21
21
21
20
19
10
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM2.27m
6:19AM2.19m
6:58PM2.36m
7:17AM2.24m
7:53PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.12m
00:21AM0.29m
12:43PM0.06m
1:21AM0.21m
1:39PM0.00m
2:18AM0.14m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
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