Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
21
78
45
40
35
40
48
73
154
191
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:02AM2.04m
7:17PM2.14m
7:48AM2.16m
8:03PM2.22m
8:34AM2.27m
8:49PM2.27m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.36m
1:41AM0.19m
2:03PM0.28m
2:26AM0.09m
2:51PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
16
19
19
17
15
13
12
12
16
19
19
18
16
14
14
14
17
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
11
11
10
14
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
14
16
16
16
13
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