Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
245
215
183
174
207
212
170
179
151
147
143
147
147
147
153
148
257
273
267
304
304
309
267
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:56PM2.12m
8:07AM2.05m
8:36PM2.13m
8:47AM2.03m
9:16PM2.12m
9:27AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.38m
2:26PM0.25m
2:53AM0.39m
3:06PM0.27m
3:34AM0.41m
3:46PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
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
10
Energy kJ
4
4
215
183
174
3
7
6
179
151
147
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
2
2
11
11
7
6
3
2
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
8
9
2
2
4
4
2
2
12
3
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
251
245
16
207
212
170
143
147
147
147
153
148
257
273
267
304
304
309
267
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
73
73
22
22
10
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
78
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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