Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.5
N
7
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
25
28
28
55
55
31
54
30
29
28
27
26
26
18
24
37
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:13PM2.05m
6:35AM1.99m
6:54PM2.14m
7:18AM2.09m
7:36PM2.21m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.36m
12:49PM0.33m
1:17AM0.26m
1:33PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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7:03
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6:20
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7:21
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 mm
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1
1
4
1
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2
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
8
9
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