Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
15
0.3
ENE
19
0.5
E
18
0.5
E
18
0.6
E
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
38
51
17
12
9
10
20
9
24
21
21
21
20
19
10
10
30
12
17
71
166
158
217
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:19AM2.19m
6:58PM2.36m
7:17AM2.24m
7:53PM2.43m
8:13AM2.26m
8:46PM2.46m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.06m
1:21AM0.21m
1:39PM0.00m
2:18AM0.14m
2:34PM-0.02m
3:12AM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
17
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
16
15
14
13
13
11
11
14
15
14
14
12
11
10
11
13
15
12
12
10
11
10
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