Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Forestry surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 7 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, E swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, ENE swell with 329 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Forestry this week:

The surf forecast for Forestry over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Forestry in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Wed 7th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 7s
Best Surf 1PM (Wed 7th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 8s
Most Powerful 4AM (Thu 8th Oct)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forestry over the next 16 days.


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