Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). 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 (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
15
24
23
14
14
8
15
23
23
21
21
13
13
14
48
40
27
21
7
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:18AM2.02m
10:37PM2.17m
11:01AM2.03m
11:19PM2.14m
11:47AM2.03m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.30m
4:33PM0.31m
5:04AM0.28m
5:16PM0.35m
5:46AM0.28m
6:02PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
12
9
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
8
7
4
2
1
0
1
4
6
7
5
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