Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 2AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
78
199
170
124
71
41
31
22
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
11:26PM2.91m
11:53AM2.76m
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.54m
5:42AM0.59m
5:54PM0.68m
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
3
9
10
5
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
5
6
7
8
9
9
11
9
7
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