Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
7
14
29
55
90
104
129
125
173
278
200
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:34PM2.02m
1:52AM2.03m
2:35PM2.03m
2:55AM2.02m
3:40PM2.07m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.29m
7:50PM0.46m
8:20AM0.30m
8:53PM0.47m
9:22AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
6
6
7
Temp °C
7
10
12
10
9
10
9
10
10
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
5
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
10
11
13
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