Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
ENE
8
1.3
NNW
5
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
8
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
8
8
7
7
7
16
22
87
45
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:59AM2.70m
1:30PM2.57m
1:46AM2.58m
2:21PM2.47m
2:37AM2.46m
3:20PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.77m
7:40PM0.94m
8:05AM0.88m
8:35PM1.02m
8:54AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
8
8
7
10
12
9
10
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