Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
NNE
8
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
539
585
516
465
262
215
169
91
102
82
73
50
49
61
70
61
92
92
92
90
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:06AM2.13m
6:43PM2.32m
7:03AM2.19m
7:36PM2.39m
7:57AM2.24m
8:25PM2.42m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.11m
1:07AM0.21m
1:24PM0.06m
2:01AM0.13m
2:16PM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
2
4
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
17
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
16
14
13
14
17
18
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
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