Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.8
N
6
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
N
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
336
253
240
245
188
181
141
135
130
130
308
389
100
98
98
100
107
114
132
161
240
489
346
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NNE
40
NNE
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:34PM2.66m
10:51AM2.53m
11:14PM2.65m
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.77m
4:49AM0.83m
4:53PM0.81m
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
6:16AM0.83m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
5
3
1
2
9
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
13
14
12
12
15
16
13
14
14
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
11
10
11
14
14
11
9
7
5
6
6
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.3
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.1
N
18
1.5
N
8
Energy kJ
347
336
253
240
191
137
84
55
135
130
130
100
100
100
98
98
100
104
96
94
90
81
6
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
NNE
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
21
Energy kJ
188
181
141
44
8
26
18
27
6
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
52
78
121
190
245
240
44
69
308
389
274
161
104
84
107
114
132
161
240
489
346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Distance (km)
226
349
349
227
35
5
5
5
5
39
140
279
84
35
32
68
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
4
5
5
9
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
9
7
5
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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