Fishermans Reef surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Fishermans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishermans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
45
89
212
225
170
318
353
263
155
112
74
59
47
34
26
18
13
14
11
11
11
12
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
E
15
SSE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM2.70m
00:32AM2.77m
1:01PM2.63m
1:31AM2.70m
2:00PM2.58m
2:33AM2.66m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.59m
6:56AM0.74m
7:11PM0.70m
7:57AM0.79m
8:15PM0.78m
8:58AM0.82m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
2
6
2
2
2
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
12
12
11
9
9
8
9
7
9
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
15
16
14
12
12
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
10
9
45
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
47
34
26
18
13
14
11
11
11
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
17
17
6
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
1
6
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
89
212
225
170
318
353
263
155
112
74
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
39
39
39
39
45
39
45
45
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
45
45
39
39
39
39
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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