Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121212111111111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3943663562842762191621571071027169444424222121999161616
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:54-----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---1---------11------
Temp. °C171918161515151517191816161515161718181515141414
Feels °C (?)161716141412111113141412141312131414141213121213
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