Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
11
11
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
10
23
23
23
36
20
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:04PM2.34m
3:18AM2.25m
4:03PM2.35m
4:17AM2.27m
5:01PM2.40m
Low Tide
8:43AM1.04m
9:30PM1.07m
9:42AM1.07m
10:24PM1.05m
10:42AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:39
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7:40
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Temp °C
12
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
11
15
14
11
12
11
9
10
12
13
12
9
10
9
8
9
9
11
11
9
7
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