
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 81 | 60 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 52 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01PM2.17m | 5:19AM2.13m | 6:01PM2.27m | 6:19AM2.19m | 6:58PM2.36m | 7:17AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.37m | 11:44AM0.12m | 00:21AM0.29m | 12:43PM0.06m | 1:21AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
83 | 81 | 60 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | E 12 |
— | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 52 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 52 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 80 | 66 | 66 | 84 | 84 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 68 | 68 | 179 | 68 | 68 |
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