Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
31
25
28
17
17
26
26
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM2.34m
8:26AM2.24m
8:45PM2.31m
9:11AM2.24m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.09m
2:43PM0.14m
3:09AM0.09m
3:27PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
7
8
8
8
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
10
10
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