Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)1212126666666611101010111111478888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10810610410582857066535330222020812121240539805699502431
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
2.08
6:14PM
1.96
6:42AM
2.12
7:09PM
2.02
7:31AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.37
12:14PM
0.38
12:32AM
0.34
1:08PM
0.32
1:25AM
0.31
1:56PM
0.25
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:17-------7:15
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-21---------------12----
Temp. °C191618182023232018181716171818161616171818181818
Feels °C (?)211418182122222018171413141414131416151414151516
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