Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.8°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
196
236
212
116
99
110
92
76
58
43
42
29
27
16
15
12
9
9
9
16
39
37
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM1.97m
3:26PM2.07m
3:49AM1.97m
4:31PM2.12m
4:54AM2.02m
5:31PM2.20m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.32m
9:50PM0.45m
10:14AM0.29m
10:56PM0.38m
11:16AM0.24m
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cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
15
12
12
12
11
10
11
14
15
12
10
10
11
11
13
14
14
12
9
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
12
9
10
11
9
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
9
7
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