Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20PM1.88m
5:32AM1.81m
6:07PM1.96m
6:20AM1.87m
6:50PM2.04m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.61m
11:51AM0.45m
00:26AM0.53m
12:38PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
12
11
11
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
10
9
9
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
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