Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
1.6
NE
5
2.3
NE
6
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.1
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
143
455
891
1132
1425
1556
973
770
322
248
390
232
125
89
85
92
120
122
157
160
290
473
422
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21AM2.01m
2:59PM1.90m
3:13AM1.93m
3:54PM1.89m
4:05AM1.88m
4:45PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.46m
8:49AM0.36m
9:10PM0.53m
9:39AM0.40m
10:04PM0.58m
10:28AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
12
11
13
2
6
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
10
9
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.1
E
13
1.6
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
N
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
44
3
322
248
149
128
107
89
85
92
120
122
157
160
290
473
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
1
ENE
8
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
4
125
40
21
7
3
3
1
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.6
NE
5
2.3
NE
6
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
2.1
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
31
143
455
891
1132
1425
1556
973
770
188
205
390
232
5
19
20
24
24
9
27
124
167
97
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
78
78
362
362
241
83
392
44
363
44
44
186
14
0
98
100
0
0
0
10
22
281
281
209
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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