Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
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
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)
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
8
12
10
4
4
3
3
6
7
6
6
7
5
20
20
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:59AM2.38m
11:17PM2.22m
11:52AM2.33m
00:12AM2.15m
12:48PM2.27m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.03m
5:22PM0.19m
5:40AM0.08m
6:17PM0.24m
6:36AM0.15m
7:16PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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6:18
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7:50
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7:51
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7:52
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Temp °C
12
13
16
17
17
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
11
10
9
8
9
8
10
11
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
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