Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
55
55
58
33
31
30
29
29
29
29
153
219
153
105
83
53
41
31
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM2.31m
11:43AM2.10m
00:03AM2.19m
12:34PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.16m
5:58PM0.26m
6:31AM0.23m
6:48PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
1
1
10
19
19
4
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
6
8
7
9
9
11
11
9
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