Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
165
129
123
96
143
237
261
309
337
306
276
223
243
185
139
73
51
50
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
ESE
0
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:04PM2.79m
6:27AM2.72m
6:57PM2.91m
7:22AM2.81m
7:48PM2.98m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.72m
12:41PM0.54m
1:15AM0.62m
1:35PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
7
8
6
9
8
10
10
10
10
10
13
15
16
14
14
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