Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

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


Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
6
7
0
251
224
148
109
61
92
68
66
64
41
41
25
24
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:09PM2.96m
10:38AM2.85m
10:54PM2.87m
11:23AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.53m
4:36PM0.58m
5:06AM0.60m
5:22PM0.71m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
7
5
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
3
1
1
1
1
4
5
3
4
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
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