Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 1AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.7
NNE
6
2.3
N
7
2.2
N
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
2.2
E
7
1.2
N
9
1.9
ESE
5
1.1
NNE
8
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
130
130
194
465
452
98
98
100
198
202
187
276
604
753
734
377
340
439
225
196
157
110
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
20
N
35
NNE
20
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:14PM2.65m
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.81m
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
14
1
2
3
3
2
5
10
13
6
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
8
5
4
8
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
7
7
7
6
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.9
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
173
130
130
130
100
100
98
98
100
75
74
73
71
68
554
377
340
258
225
177
157
74
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
E
9
1
E
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
27
10
11
26
45
69
58
88
105
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
29
2
12
29
81
110
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
1.1
N
5
1.7
NNE
6
2.3
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.4
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.6
E
6
1.9
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
1.9
ESE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
26
54
194
465
452
619
367
199
198
202
187
276
604
753
734
220
282
439
432
196
75
53
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
8
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
Distance (km)
5
39
41
279
89
349
89
89
86
41
41
41
41
41
42
86
39
86
86
45
86
0
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
8
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
5
7
7
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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