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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | |
323 | 310 | 272 | 201 | 109 | 103 | 83 | 158 | 62 | 86 | 149 | 321 | 329 | 308 | 318 | 169 | 125 | 105 | 90 | 111 | 191 | 94 | 68 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.80m | 3:28AM1.98m | 4:03PM1.89m | 4:22AM2.05m | 4:58PM2.02m | 5:15AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.50m | 9:18PM0.52m | 9:57AM0.41m | 10:14PM0.47m | 10:49AM0.29m | 11:10PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 |
 kJ | 323 | 310 | 272 | 201 | 109 | 103 | 83 | 158 | 48 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 125 | 105 | 90 | 111 | 191 | 94 | 68 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 11 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 20 | 2 | 48 | 84 | 86 | 62 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 36 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 2 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 149 | 321 | 329 | 308 | 318 | 79 | 75 | 57 | 53 | 53 | — | — | 1 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 12 | 73 | 10 | 73 | 73 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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