Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
2
N
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
155
151
59
60
68
66
66
61
64
64
83
81
99
159
176
157
176
185
175
255
316
285
237
393
305
286
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:10AM2.08m
7:23PM2.08m
7:55AM2.13m
8:07PM2.08m
8:37AM2.16m
8:49PM2.07m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.24m
1:25PM0.38m
1:45AM0.22m
2:11PM0.36m
2:27AM0.22m
2:54PM0.36m
3:08AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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6:07
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7:59
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8:00
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8:00
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8:01
 mm
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2
14
4
5
5
6
3
1
1
1
3
4
7
2
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
17
19
18
18
17
16
17
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
15
16
13
13
15
15
16
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