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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
408 | 408 | 390 | 372 | 358 | 367 | 412 | 402 | 440 | 574 | 353 | 430 | 378 | 322 | 652 | 1255 | 1387 | 1659 | 1846 | 1791 | 1503 | 1236 | 984 | 816 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.88m | 11:20PM1.99m | 11:33AM1.82m | 00:05AM1.94m | 12:20PM1.77m | 00:52AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.41m | 5:44AM0.55m | 5:54PM0.47m | 6:31AM0.59m | 6:40PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 266 | 353 | 430 | 378 | 322 | 652 | 1255 | 1387 | 1659 | 1846 | 1791 | 1503 | 1236 | 984 | 816 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 14 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 10 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 128 | 81 | 52 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 11 | N 10 | N 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
408 | 408 | 390 | 372 | 358 | 367 | 412 | 402 | 440 | 574 | 119 | 139 | 258 | 272 | 272 | — | — | — | 55 | 77 | 64 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 73 | 131 | 235 | 258 | 44 | 186 | 84 | 73 | 73 | 186 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 406 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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