Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 12PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0.1
NE
11
0.4
SE
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
2
5
15
9
5
5
4
4
16
5
14
14
17
17
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM2.33m
5:40PM2.50m
5:59AM2.43m
6:24PM2.60m
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.01m
11:48PM0.98m
12:09PM0.91m
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
10
10
9
12
13
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
4
6
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
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