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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 46 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 107 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 132 | 219 | 1048 | 1791 | 2310 | 2381 | 2735 | 2545 | 2092 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 2.46 | 10:49PM 2.24 | 11:22AM 2.41 | 11:43PM 2.15 | 12:15PM 2.32 | 12:38AM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM -0.04 | 4:55PM 0.13 | 5:10AM 0.02 | 5:49PM 0.17 | 6:03AM 0.11 | 6:44PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
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