Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
148
143
123
120
139
130
101
110
118
118
99
99
77
64
37
40
62
99
107
166
232
213
164
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM2.57m
3:16PM2.63m
3:45AM2.54m
4:23PM2.65m
4:52AM2.56m
5:26PM2.70m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.76m
9:42PM0.86m
10:03AM0.80m
10:46PM0.84m
11:08AM0.79m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:28
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
13
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
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