Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.2°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
128
103
151
173
275
281
308
322
329
296
258
221
232
190
177
147
131
125
100
95
76
74
72
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:40AM1.94m
5:14PM2.11m
5:43AM1.99m
6:11PM2.15m
6:40AM2.06m
7:03PM2.19m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.40m
11:00AM0.34m
11:42PM0.34m
12:01PM0.32m
00:38AM0.27m
12:56PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:47
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Temp °C
12
11
11
14
18
18
15
13
13
13
13
16
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
9
12
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
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