Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.9° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)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 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
12
12
6
7
7
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:55AM2.61m
00:18AM2.67m
12:43PM2.58m
1:08AM2.61m
1:37PM2.55m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.86m
6:36AM0.75m
6:58PM0.92m
7:29AM0.76m
8:00PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
9
10
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
1
3
5
4
7
6
5
4
3
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
6
6
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