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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)9999109101212131399119121291211811811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302222211721172626333425243325353627353018301723
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.82
3:52PM
1.83
4:35AM
1.81
4:46PM
1.79
5:29AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
0.45
9:50AM
0.63
10:18PM
0.49
10:45AM
0.67
11:09PM
0.50
11:40AM
0.67
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset-8:40-------8:40-------8:40------
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clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C242017161415182122201918181821242422212019202323
Feels °C (?)241916151314172021191919191921232322212120212324
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