Forestry Surf Break

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 1PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2
N
7
1.7
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
447
423
232
163
206
187
167
182
320
337
365
449
370
344
291
212
116
146
143
173
170
164
159
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.91m
11:48PM2.08m
12:13PM1.91m
00:32AM2.06m
1:04PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.40m
5:41PM0.40m
6:17AM0.38m
6:27PM0.44m
7:02AM0.36m
7:17PM0.46m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
14
1
1
2
8
4
4
2
6
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
6
5
8
9
7
7
8
8
7
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
10
9
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.7
N
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
128
128
96
96
98
104
100
98
96
94
337
72
73
370
344
291
212
116
146
143
173
170
164
159
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.1
N
18
0.6
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
164
6
69
11
69
69
68
46
96
35
35
17
21
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
11
42
23
26
2
44
17
10
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2
N
7
1.7
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
0.6
E
4
0.6
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
319
447
423
232
163
206
187
167
182
320
365
449
9
8
34
59
64
23
12
9
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
44
391
44
14
80
78
78
78
39
39
79
79
84
84
84
84
10
10
10
10
10
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
3
8
2
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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