Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)11141414141414131313134566667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9161616363634313030283681152191264344309289255184315275236
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
2.10
6:40AM
2.22
7:11PM
2.23
7:27AM
2.30
7:59PM
2.33
8:15AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
0.28
1:04PM
0.12
1:26AM
0.20
1:51PM
0.03
2:16AM
0.14
2:38PM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------1531--1
Temp. °C161515141619191715151416181919181818171618202017
Feels °C (?)141313131517161614131113141515141515131416181817
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