Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
57
37
63
36
53
47
46
46
47
70
98
116
138
165
140
118
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:48PM2.98m
8:13AM2.87m
8:36PM3.02m
9:03AM2.90m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.55m
2:24PM0.41m
2:54AM0.50m
3:09PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
12
11
13
13
14
12
10
9
10
10
12
11
10
9
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