Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.8° 

Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Forestry today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
15
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
18
18
18
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
25
25
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:12PM1.85m
2:31AM1.71m
3:07PM1.82m
3:29AM1.69m
4:02PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.54m
8:38PM0.65m
8:52AM0.58m
9:34PM0.65m
9:47AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
14
18
18
15
12
11
11
10
14
18
17
14
12
12
12
11
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
12
17
16
13
10
9
9
8
12
17
15
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
13
11
11
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