Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 113 | 84 | 113 | 90 | 73 | 110 | 110 | 137 | 149 | 177 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 147 | 118 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.24m | 8:25PM2.42m | 8:48AM2.25m | 9:13PM2.41m | 9:37AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.03m | 2:51AM0.08m | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:38AM0.07m | 3:54PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 113 | 84 | 113 | 90 | 73 | 60 | 74 | 137 | 149 | 177 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 147 | 118 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 110 | 110 | 54 | 45 | 76 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 18 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | ENE 3 | E 7 | SE 2 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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