Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is

16.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forestry today (02 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	84	90	96	94	100	113	100	123	159	159	163	173	204	226	270	291	316	284	284	257	257	264
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					2:14AM1.98m				2:49PM2.14m				3:20AM1.94m				3:52PM2.10m					4:26AM1.94m
Low Tide			8:18PM0.33m				8:36AM0.31m				9:21PM0.35m				9:39AM0.36m					10:22PM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	15	15	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	14	14	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	14	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 9	E 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	204	226	270	7	4	284	284	257	257	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	—	—	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	4	11	11	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	—	E 11	—	E 11	E 11	E 15	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19
kJ	2	2	—	2	—	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	ENE 3	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	84	90	96	94	100	113	100	123	159	159	163	173	—	—	3	291	316	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	73	186	132	73	66	66	73	78	78	66	66	66	73	73	73	78	78	12	12	12	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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