Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
228
298
219
186
153
127
101
179
236
249
217
178
107
123
113
119
153
162
204
178
179
152
148
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM2.28m
7:35PM2.38m
7:52AM2.32m
8:27PM2.44m
8:45AM2.32m
9:20PM2.46m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.22m
1:23PM-0.00m
1:54AM0.16m
2:15PM-0.05m
2:48AM0.12m
3:08PM-0.05m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
12
9
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
202
40
37
35
186
35
54
35
20
217
4
58
55
41
28
4
4
4
20
20
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
38
12
35
49
34
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
4
228
298
219
84
153
127
101
179
236
249
178
107
123
113
119
153
162
204
178
179
152
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
10
73
73
10
10
22
10
73
73
73
73
73
73
10
10
10
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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