Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
6
0.9
NE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
97
222
203
188
129
129
140
136
135
132
108
105
127
147
149
276
264
169
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
3:05PM2.09m
3:32AM1.94m
4:11PM2.08m
4:40AM1.94m
5:14PM2.11m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.43m
9:55AM0.35m
10:40PM0.40m
11:00AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
11
11
14
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
10
10
13
16
16
15
13
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