Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 10PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
15
0.3
ENE
19
0.5
E
18
0.6
E
18
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.7
E
17
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
17
72
168
227
220
283
277
264
325
240
234
219
216
163
161
155
104
103
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:46PM2.46m
9:07AM2.26m
9:37PM2.45m
9:59AM2.23m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.09m
3:27PM-0.00m
4:04AM0.08m
4:18PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
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