Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forestry sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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


Forestry surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, NE swell with 503 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. 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 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Thu 9th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf12AM (Wed 15th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 7s
Most Powerful12AM (Wed 15th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 7s

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


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