Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
0.3
NE
10
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.3
NW
4
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
56
65
97
134
14
150
82
66
14
15
9
9
16
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
W
25
W
25
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM2.76m
10:49PM2.63m
11:18AM2.68m
11:29PM2.55m
11:58AM2.59m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.63m
4:39PM0.71m
4:56AM0.68m
5:21PM0.78m
5:36AM0.74m
6:05PM0.86m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:37
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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3
3
2
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
18
20
21
19
17
16
16
17
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
14
14
17
19
19
18
16
14
14
15
12
10
7
8
7
5
6
5
6
9
9
9
5
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