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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 150 | 148 | 142 | 163 | 196 | 221 | 209 | 161 | 161 | 135 | 114 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 136 | 136 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 142 | 145 | 162 | 149 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:54PM 2.01 | 3:30AM 1.85 | 3:47PM 1.94 | 4:26AM 1.84 | 4:38PM 1.88 | 5:19AM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:24PM 0.40 | 9:40AM 0.53 | 10:15PM 0.43 | 10:34AM 0.59 | 11:04PM 0.44 | 11:28AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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