Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.9°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
6
2.5
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
16
16
26
30
44
45
45
124
256
671
599
491
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
25
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:07PM2.24m
00:25AM2.14m
1:01PM2.18m
1:22AM2.05m
2:01PM2.12m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.30m
6:50AM0.19m
7:25PM0.36m
7:48AM0.26m
8:28PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:56
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6:56
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6:54
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7:23
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7:24
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7:25
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1
5
3
1
1
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Temp °C
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
17
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
13
12
11
11
9
9
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
9
6
6
7
7
8
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