Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
153
106
69
54
41
31
21
14
10
10
5
5
4
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
00:59AM2.70m
1:30PM2.57m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
7:17AM0.77m
7:40PM0.94m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
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