Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 12AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
7
7
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM2.58m
1:08AM2.61m
1:37PM2.55m
2:04AM2.57m
2:41PM2.53m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.92m
7:29AM0.76m
8:00PM0.94m
8:26AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
8
8
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
10
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