Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.6
N
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
798
672
549
236
149
157
122
109
118
119
127
130
136
240
181
149
146
148
153
192
196
234
273
333
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM1.93m
3:54PM1.89m
4:05AM1.88m
4:45PM1.90m
4:55AM1.86m
5:33PM1.92m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.53m
9:39AM0.40m
10:04PM0.58m
10:28AM0.42m
10:56PM0.60m
11:16AM0.43m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
7
4
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
11
15
15
12
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
12
13
11
6
5
6
6
3
2
3
1
1
5
7
7
6
8
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
180
243
219
142
157
122
109
118
119
127
130
136
240
181
149
146
148
153
192
196
234
273
333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
149
46
23
8
4
1
17
7
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.6
N
7
0.5
S
3
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
4
1.4
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
798
672
549
236
4
19
53
80
34
8
31
70
89
132
111
73
32
10
8
8
9
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
66
186
78
44
0
10
98
100
100
0
0
286
100
217
175
154
100
10
0
0
0
10
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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