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Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forestry sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forestry today?
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 1092 | 890 | 551 | 590 | 290 | 266 | 206 | 182 | 177 | 174 | 170 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 192 | 230 | 191 | 150 | 104 | 189 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:08PM 2.22 | 1:34AM 1.97 | 2:01PM 2.11 | 2:32AM 1.89 | 2:54PM 2.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:57AM 0.22 | 7:38PM 0.29 | 7:50AM 0.34 | 8:31PM 0.35 | 8:45AM 0.45 | 9:24PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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