Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 102 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.95m | 2:20PM1.88m | 2:33AM1.86m | 3:14PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.49m | 8:08AM0.40m | 8:32PM0.58m | 8:58AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 45 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 102 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 131 | 119 | 95 | 119 | 181 | 234 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 78 | 84 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 14 |
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