Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
N
8
1
N
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
99
101
147
169
173
129
123
96
125
193
269
305
195
311
274
222
200
88
96
69
55
37
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:26AM2.63m
6:04PM2.79m
6:27AM2.72m
6:57PM2.91m
7:22AM2.81m
7:48PM2.98m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.63m
00:19AM0.72m
12:41PM0.54m
1:15AM0.62m
1:35PM0.46m
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part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
12
13
14
13
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