Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
20
21
20
26
26
26
25
15
23
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:28PM2.25m
9:54AM2.20m
10:10PM2.17m
10:38AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.13m
4:11PM0.25m
4:32AM0.20m
4:55PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
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