
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 171 | 173 | 176 | 181 | 173 | 222 | 222 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.84m | 6:38PM1.97m | 6:47AM1.88m | 7:21PM2.03m | 7:31AM1.92m | 8:02PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.61m | 12:21PM0.42m | 00:55AM0.55m | 1:07PM0.37m | 1:40AM0.49m | 1:50PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 171 | 173 | 176 | 181 | 173 | 222 | 222 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 34 | 109 | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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