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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 80 | 133 | 157 | 214 | 343 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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