Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
86
93
93
94
67
66
67
64
40
62
41
41
40
97
89
83
78
75
79
82
84
84
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:32AM2.38m
4:22PM2.37m
4:30AM2.33m
5:19PM2.39m
5:25AM2.33m
6:08PM2.45m
Low Tide
9:45AM1.04m
10:23PM1.11m
10:38AM1.07m
11:17PM1.11m
11:32AM1.06m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
4
7
6
7
6
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