Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
489
294
353
445
398
248
131
116
112
225
171
164
164
130
130
130
127
127
130
130
130
102
114
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.91m
00:32AM2.06m
1:04PM1.92m
1:21AM2.05m
1:59PM1.96m
2:16AM2.04m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.38m
6:27PM0.44m
7:02AM0.36m
7:17PM0.46m
7:52AM0.33m
8:12PM0.48m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
12
12
12
12
10
10
14
12
11
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
8
11
10
7
8
8
9
8
7
10
7
7
6
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.2
N
12
1.8
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
ESE
6
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
279
257
73
72
11
398
248
131
78
37
225
171
164
164
130
130
130
127
127
130
130
130
102
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.2
N
11
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
69
72
10
48
85
116
112
28
18
21
14
5
8
7
7
6
3
3
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
E
12
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
NE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
10
2
26
25
36
32
9
10
11
5
3
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
0.6
E
10
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
489
294
353
445
69
26
45
37
7
7
21
21
11
7
5
2
1
11
19
27
66
90
114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
17
44
44
79
79
77
22
22
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
10
135
109
22
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
9
5
5
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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