Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
19
22
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM2.05m
7:02AM2.04m
7:17PM2.14m
7:48AM2.16m
8:03PM2.22m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.44m
00:56AM0.30m
1:15PM0.36m
1:41AM0.19m
2:03PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:26
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6:24
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7:45
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Temp °C
14
17
18
17
15
14
14
13
17
19
19
17
15
14
12
12
16
19
18
18
15
Feels °C
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
15
17
17
15
13
12
10
11
14
16
15
16
12
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