Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
284
284
284
270
232
248
248
229
242
140
268
274
311
334
418
418
418
362
372
363
330
354
379
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.99m
9:56PM2.09m
10:08AM1.94m
10:37PM2.04m
10:49AM1.88m
11:20PM1.99m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.31m
4:16AM0.45m
4:27PM0.36m
4:59AM0.50m
5:10PM0.41m
5:44AM0.55m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
1.4
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
242
107
268
274
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
363
330
354
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
2
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
284
284
284
284
270
232
248
248
229
115
140
123
311
334
418
418
418
362
372
182
379
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
73
73
73
73
73
73
44
44
73
73
73
73
73
44
73
14
95
179
186
44
44
44
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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