Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 49 | 74 | 46 | 53 | 74 | 108 | 328 | 229 | 152 | 81 | 64 | 23 | 68 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.19m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:06AM2.14m | 11:20PM2.00m | 11:48AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.18m | 4:43PM0.32m | 4:58AM0.25m | 5:25PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.32m | 6:08PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 229 | 152 | 81 | 64 | 23 | 68 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 10 | — | N 12 | — | E 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | N 11 | — | — | NE 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | 29 | 49 | 74 | 46 | 53 | 74 | 108 | 328 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 406 | 22 | 17 | 41 | 66 | 154 | 66 | 419 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 149 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 174 | 181 | 273 |
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