Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121111111111111414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)356284276215162157107727169444424222199991616163636
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---1---------11--------
Temp. °C181615151515171818161615151617181716151414141619
Feels °C (?)161413111010121314131413131314141313131213131517
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