Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
58
60
60
59
45
44
31
31
31
30
21
21
20
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28PM2.23m
9:53AM2.16m
10:09PM2.22m
10:37AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.18m
4:09PM0.26m
4:34AM0.17m
4:54PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
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