Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
73
89
73
64
88
152
157
177
173
151
147
118
92
90
70
66
66
69
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36PM3.02m
9:03AM2.90m
9:23PM3.01m
9:51AM2.89m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.41m
2:54AM0.50m
3:09PM0.42m
3:40AM0.50m
3:53PM0.48m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
9
Feels °C
13
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
7
5
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