Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
15
0.4
E
15
0.4
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
59
58
40
67
66
99
127
121
116
112
161
123
125
125
125
125
125
125
126
173
173
176
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:20AM1.79m
5:01PM1.86m
5:12AM1.80m
5:51PM1.91m
6:01AM1.84m
6:38PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.50m
11:15PM0.65m
11:32AM0.47m
00:06AM0.61m
12:21PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
7
Temp °C
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
8
7
8
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
8
7
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