Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
556
643
610
515
505
440
432
418
361
361
375
375
426
358
633
690
593
603
584
477
469
454
367
342
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38AM1.94m
9:09PM2.10m
9:19AM1.94m
9:48PM2.10m
10:00AM1.93m
10:27PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.46m
2:58PM0.31m
3:31AM0.44m
3:39PM0.32m
4:13AM0.43m
4:19PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
556
643
610
515
505
440
432
418
361
361
375
375
426
358
633
690
593
603
584
477
469
454
367
342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
130
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
2
3
4
23
54
80
104
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
12
73
0
0
73
73
73
44
14
14
14
39
233
391
391
44
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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