Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Fishermans Reef today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 11AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
2
8
8
7
7
12
19
22
69
140
103
88
94
94
66
70
69
65
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
0
NE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
25
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46AM2.58m
2:21PM2.47m
2:37AM2.46m
3:20PM2.39m
3:32AM2.38m
4:22PM2.37m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.88m
8:35PM1.02m
8:54AM0.97m
9:29PM1.08m
9:45AM1.04m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
15
15
12
13
13
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
11
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
7
11
11
8
10
8
3
2
2
2
3
3
5
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