Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.1° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
91
204
183
229
223
165
122
140
140
220
436
557
574
349
236
185
159
215
242
173
147
43
110
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55AM2.13m
8:07PM2.08m
8:37AM2.16m
8:49PM2.07m
9:18AM2.17m
9:30PM2.05m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.36m
2:27AM0.22m
2:54PM0.36m
3:08AM0.22m
3:36PM0.37m
3:48AM0.25m
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
21
20
19
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
18
19
18
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
15
16
15
18
19
20
18
15
14
13
13
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