Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 311 | 230 | 146 | 116 | 92 | 101 | 78 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 69 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:43PM2.25m | 11:11AM2.13m | 11:28PM2.14m | 11:58AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.16m | 5:27PM0.30m | 5:53AM0.25m | 6:13PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 505 | 311 | 230 | 146 | 116 | 92 | 101 | 78 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 69 | 28 | 35 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 101 | 91 | 181 | 135 | 22 | 17 | 0 |
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