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Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.8° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
46
43
44
47
57
50
53
46
46
37
92
132
138
176
155
172
107
102
102
70
70
70
70
45
45
44
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM2.44m
12:10PM2.52m
00:23AM2.40m
12:52PM2.48m
1:07AM2.36m
1:36PM2.44m
1:53AM2.33m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.81m
6:25PM0.92m
6:29AM0.86m
7:12PM0.96m
7:15AM0.93m
8:01PM0.98m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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3
5
8
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
21
22
19
16
16
15
15
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
16
15
15
13
13
19
18
19
18
18
16
17
10
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