Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.7
E
16
0.8
E
16
0.7
E
16
0.7
E
16
0.7
E
15
0.7
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
325
240
234
222
216
163
161
155
104
103
102
100
65
64
61
56
55
55
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:37PM2.45m
9:59AM2.23m
10:27PM2.40m
10:51AM2.17m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.08m
4:18PM0.05m
4:54AM0.11m
5:08PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
8
10
10
10
11
11
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