Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
268
363
510
902
377
301
264
229
186
181
153
153
153
155
127
127
155
193
199
207
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:40PM2.07m
4:00AM2.03m
4:45PM2.14m
5:05AM2.07m
5:46PM2.23m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.28m
9:59PM0.45m
10:26AM0.24m
11:06PM0.39m
11:29AM0.18m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
2
4
8
18
6
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
10
11
10
9
12
12
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
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