Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
11
70
78
99
112
3
3
3
76
60
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM2.61m
1:51AM2.56m
2:28PM2.58m
2:56AM2.53m
3:40PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.73m
7:47PM0.91m
8:09AM0.77m
8:53PM0.92m
9:14AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
12
13
12
12
13
15
17
16
15
14
15
16
15
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
9
11
9
9
10
12
14
14
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
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