Forestry surf break

Forestry surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forestry today?

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
681
636
487
326
215
173
126
108
77
64
50
40
44
35
34
33
26
27
30
33
35
25
18
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:43PM2.03m
1:21AM2.15m
1:48PM1.95m
2:24AM2.09m
2:54PM1.91m
3:25AM2.06m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.32m
7:07PM0.26m
7:50AM0.37m
8:09PM0.34m
8:53AM0.40m
9:12PM0.40m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
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5:45
5:44
5:42
5:40
20
47
25
8
Temp °C
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
9
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
4
2
2
7
7
6
64
50
40
44
35
34
33
26
27
30
33
35
25
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
6
5
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
15
15
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
657
681
636
487
326
215
173
126
108
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
58
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
22
22
22
0
0
22
0
0
58
68
0
0
0
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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