Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
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
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
62
61
41
41
40
97
89
86
77
77
114
82
84
84
84
83
83
84
84
87
87
127
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:30AM2.33m
5:19PM2.39m
5:25AM2.33m
6:08PM2.45m
6:14AM2.37m
6:51PM2.52m
Low Tide
10:38AM1.07m
11:17PM1.11m
11:32AM1.06m
00:08AM1.08m
12:25PM1.00m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
8
6
6
4
3
6
7
8
8
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