Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
11
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:45AM2.25m
10:01PM2.27m
10:29AM2.28m
10:46PM2.26m
11:16AM2.28m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.20m
4:24AM0.08m
4:47PM0.21m
5:09AM0.09m
5:36PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
14
14
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
10
9
11
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
15
15
11
10
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