Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.3°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
1.8
E
6
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
26
30
44
45
45
243
440
398
388
339
254
198
193
176
247
271
285
324
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM2.05m
2:01PM2.12m
2:24AM1.98m
3:05PM2.09m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.26m
8:28PM0.41m
8:50AM0.32m
9:34PM0.43m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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2
1
1
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Temp °C
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
8
7
5
6
8
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
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