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Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
2.0° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.9
N
6
1.4
NNE
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
56
40
86
119
168
148
145
148
120
136
102
88
70
70
70
70
72
233
178
103
68
48
35
23
39
36
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:23AM2.40m
12:52PM2.48m
1:07AM2.36m
1:36PM2.44m
1:53AM2.33m
2:23PM2.42m
2:41AM2.31m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.86m
7:12PM0.96m
7:15AM0.93m
8:01PM0.98m
8:06AM1.00m
8:51PM0.99m
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
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1
13
18
12
1
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Temp °C
16
15
15
18
21
21
19
16
16
16
16
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
18
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
17
15
15
19
21
17
17
15
15
15
15
19
19
20
20
18
17
17
18
10
8
9
11
10
8
8
8
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