Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 139 | 155 | 111 | 142 | 114 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.86m | 3:14PM1.85m | 3:26AM1.81m | 4:08PM1.84m | 4:20AM1.79m | 5:01PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.46m | 9:26PM0.64m | 9:49AM0.49m | 10:21PM0.66m | 10:41AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 70 | 88 | 116 | 51 | 47 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 114 | 85 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 67 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 139 | 155 | 111 | 142 | 43 | 85 | 133 | 186 | 106 | 60 | 36 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 379 | 356 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 113 | 149 | 286 | 401 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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