Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
6
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
15
19
21
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:49AM2.74m
11:12PM2.75m
11:36AM2.71m
00:00AM2.69m
12:26PM2.66m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.63m
4:52PM0.73m
5:23AM0.65m
5:44PM0.80m
6:13AM0.68m
6:43PM0.87m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
14
16
16
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
10
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
12
12
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