Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:29AM2.28m
10:46PM2.26m
11:16AM2.28m
11:33PM2.21m
12:07PM2.24m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.21m
5:09AM0.09m
5:36PM0.24m
5:57AM0.13m
6:28PM0.30m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:56
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Temp °C
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
15
15
13
11
11
9
10
10
12
11
9
9
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