Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An 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 (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
200
181
227
217
190
161
134
127
127
127
103
104
99
99
104
132
129
129
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
15
E
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:54PM2.57m
4:18AM2.56m
5:04PM2.67m
5:26AM2.63m
6:04PM2.79m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.89m
10:33AM0.70m
11:16PM0.82m
11:40AM0.63m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
7
3
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
9
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