Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
5
0.6
N
6
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
0.1
N
12
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
4
7
22
59
55
66
85
3
53
63
55
58
41
27
23
22
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17PM2.73m
8:47AM2.79m
9:05PM2.78m
9:35AM2.86m
9:55PM2.80m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.69m
2:28AM0.56m
2:54PM0.60m
3:16AM0.48m
3:42PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:45
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7:46
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7:47
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2
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Temp °C
20
17
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
14
13
12
12
12
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
17
14
13
13
11
11
14
15
15
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
10
9
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