Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
4
4
8
3
5
7
6
6
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
12
33
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM2.89m
11:40PM2.75m
12:07PM2.86m
00:35AM2.70m
1:02PM2.80m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.58m
5:46AM0.48m
6:24PM0.64m
6:41AM0.56m
7:24PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:51
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Temp °C
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
12
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
5
6
7
7
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
11
11
10
12
11
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