Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
329
319
258
292
232
222
207
160
131
128
125
122
95
95
76
76
74
66
64
59
71
69
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
0
SE
5
NW
0
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM1.99m
6:11PM2.15m
6:40AM2.06m
7:03PM2.19m
7:31AM2.13m
7:50PM2.21m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.34m
12:01PM0.32m
00:38AM0.27m
12:56PM0.28m
1:28AM0.20m
1:47PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
13
15
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
10
12
13
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
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