Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.6
E
11
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
NE
16
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
144
141
139
139
139
134
207
196
276
89
89
64
63
62
62
62
38
38
39
41
42
42
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:31AM1.92m
8:02PM2.09m
8:14AM1.96m
8:41PM2.14m
8:55AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.49m
1:50PM0.32m
2:23AM0.42m
2:32PM0.29m
3:04AM0.37m
3:12PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
12
11
12
14
15
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
8
9
10
11
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
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