Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
80
44
55
48
53
40
40
27
24
23
14
12
13
7
15
16
17
7
3
10
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM2.79m
9:05PM2.78m
9:35AM2.86m
9:55PM2.80m
10:23AM2.90m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.60m
3:16AM0.48m
3:42PM0.55m
4:05AM0.43m
4:33PM0.55m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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6:20
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
16
15
13
12
12
12
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
15
13
10
10
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
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