Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.6
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
123
160
245
234
194
198
161
161
127
98
127
127
167
169
264
94
94
192
161
189
212
176
188
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:04PM1.92m
1:21AM2.05m
1:59PM1.96m
2:16AM2.04m
2:59PM2.01m
3:15AM2.06m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.36m
7:17PM0.46m
7:52AM0.33m
8:12PM0.48m
8:45AM0.29m
9:12PM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
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Temp °C
11
15
15
12
12
11
10
9
10
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
11
12
9
9
8
8
6
6
8
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
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