Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:58AM2.81m
10:17PM2.82m
10:43AM2.84m
11:05PM2.80m
11:30AM2.83m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.60m
4:27AM0.53m
4:48PM0.61m
5:13AM0.52m
5:38PM0.66m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
11
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
12
9
10
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