Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is

16.5°C

Fishermans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fishermans Reef today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	183	164	164	147	143	104	104	104	94	110	73	69	69	64	44	39	45	43	52	74	104	110
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	N	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:01PM2.69m				4:33AM2.57m				5:00PM2.69m				5:35AM2.60m				5:54PM2.71m				6:31AM2.66m
Low Tide				10:25PM0.78m				10:48AM0.82m				11:21PM0.76m				11:45AM0.82m				00:12AM0.73m


	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	22	2	3	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	20	21	19	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	17	20	19	21	19	18	18	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 7	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 6	N 18
kJ	3	27	3	147	143	104	104	104	94	110	73	69	69	64	44	39	39	43	36	20	104	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 11	—	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	NNE 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	NE 10	NE 10	N 15	N 10
kJ	4	10	—	2	2	26	26	27	2	2	2	2	5	15	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 14	—	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15
kJ	—	—	4	—	4	2	2	2	7	7	6	6	2	5	5	5	5	2	4	4	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 3	—	—	—	NNE 8	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 4	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 4	N 5	N 6	N 6	NNE 7
kJ	183	164	164	2	—	—	—	37	1	2	34	31	29	8	34	33	45	26	52	74	23	110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Red Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Red Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Muriwai Beach Auckland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	41	41	41	39	29	32	39	39	39	39	39	5	32	5	41	68	5	39	41	39	39	39
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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