
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 186 | 89 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.87m | 5:00AM1.80m | 5:29PM1.96m | 5:49AM1.89m | 6:13PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.58m | 11:16AM0.48m | 11:51PM0.48m | 12:04PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 4 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 89 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 |
2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 186 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 234 | 179 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 66 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 71 | 58 | 58 | 0 |
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