Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
17.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
11
20
15
25
20
35
49
116
118
197
226
214
220
330
319
324
307
247
268
224
220
235
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10PM2.45m
8:28AM2.29m
9:04PM2.47m
9:23AM2.27m
9:57PM2.46m
10:18AM2.22m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.14m
2:51PM-0.04m
3:29AM0.11m
3:45PM-0.02m
4:24AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
12
12
12
13
12
12
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
11
11
9
10
10
11
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
1
11
20
15
25
20
35
49
116
118
197
226
214
220
330
319
324
307
247
268
224
220
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
1
6
2
2
10
13
17
26
25
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
20
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
10
7
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
8
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
181
181
229
87
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
2
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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