Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
46
54
67
108
166
176
176
249
192
157
133
100
86
62
30
29
20
7
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
N
5
NW
5
NE
5
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM2.55m
12:13PM2.52m
00:27AM2.44m
12:58PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.86m
5:53AM0.82m
6:24PM0.96m
6:39AM0.93m
7:17PM1.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
6
6
6
6
5
8
10
9
8
9
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