Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
30
21
13
14
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
5
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:52AM2.07m
1:26PM1.94m
1:41AM1.95m
2:20PM1.88m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.38m
7:19AM0.32m
7:39PM0.49m
8:08AM0.40m
8:32PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
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