Fishermans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.62° S 174.77° E

Fishermans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishermans Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.4
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
14
23
14
24
39
65
50
71
232
607
480
361
302
237
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
E
10
SE
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
11:02PM2.66m
11:31AM2.63m
11:44PM2.55m
12:13PM2.52m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.72m
5:35PM0.86m
5:53AM0.82m
6:24PM0.96m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
15
17
16
15
14
15
14
12
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
12
13
12
11
11
11
8
9
11
12
13
8
8
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