Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 166 | 206 | 247 | 284 | 266 | 375 | 578 | 554 | 344 | 250 | 188 | 136 | 114 | 120 | 118 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:31PM2.12m | 7:47AM2.02m | 8:10PM2.18m | 8:29AM2.08m | 8:48PM2.22m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.35m | 2:04PM0.27m | 2:33AM0.27m | 2:45PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 284 | 266 | 250 | 578 | 554 | 344 | 250 | 188 | 136 | 114 | 120 | 118 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNE 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 155 | 166 | 206 | 247 | 261 | — | 375 | — | 9 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 73 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 91 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 |
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