Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.7° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
105
113
96
44
44
95
60
103
100
120
142
123
120
82
107
107
107
74
72
71
86
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:40PM2.57m
10:10AM2.68m
10:20PM2.53m
10:49AM2.62m
11:00PM2.48m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.76m
3:49AM0.72m
4:15PM0.79m
4:28AM0.74m
4:56PM0.83m
5:08AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
18
16
15
15
15
18
20
20
18
15
15
14
14
16
18
19
16
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
19
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
12
13
11
11
11
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