Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
15
0.4
E
15
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
119
116
114
85
90
90
93
93
92
61
59
58
40
67
66
142
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26AM1.81m
4:08PM1.84m
4:20AM1.79m
5:01PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.64m
9:49AM0.49m
10:21PM0.66m
10:41AM0.50m
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
10
9
7
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
7
7
9
9
9
7
5
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