Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
6
6
10
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:33PM2.71m
11:55AM2.61m
00:18AM2.67m
12:43PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.80m
5:47AM0.74m
6:01PM0.86m
6:36AM0.75m
6:58PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
8
7
6
6
6
8
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
1
1
1
-1
-1
3
6
4
5
4
3
3
3
6
7
7
7
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