Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is

14.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fishermans Reef today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	22	24	27	34	37	33	45	19	13	8	8	8	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	14	31	16	36
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:20PM2.79m				6:40AM2.73m				7:14PM2.90m				7:37AM2.80m				8:07PM2.98m				8:31AM2.85m
Low Tide			00:32AM0.68m				12:54PM0.48m				1:30AM0.59m				1:51PM0.40m				2:25AM0.52m				2:44PM0.35m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	14	16	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	12	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	N 6	N 6
kJ	20	9	9	8	8	8	26	19	13	8	8	8	4	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	31	6	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	N 5	N 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 10	E 13	NE 10	E 14	E 14
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	8	8	8	8	11	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	14	4	16	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	—	N 11	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 11	N 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 4	NE 10	NE 4	E 10	NE 10
kJ	2	2	2	—	2	—	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	2	4	4	1	4	1	8	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	24	27	34	37	33	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	5	5	1	1	1
Distance (km)	39	41	75	41	41	46	46	103	75	39	39	80	80	80	80	155	188	188	110	110	110	76	46	68
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Whatipu	Whatipu		O'Neills Bay	Whatipu					Piha-The Bar	Mussel Rock
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2					4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	4	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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