Surf Forecasts:
Fishermans Reef surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, N swell with 551 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fishermans Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Fishermans Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fishermans Reef in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fishermans Reef over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s on offer...
Alright, well, I gotta be straight with you… it’s gonna be a tough couple of weeks around here. We’re looking at Fishermans Reef, and honestly, we’re in for a long, flat spell. This is a spot that *rarely breaks* as it is, being very sheltered, and the outlook is not doing us any favours.
For the next few days, forget it. There’s hardly any swell pushing in, and even when there’s a pulse, the combination of energy is weak – we're seeing values like 263 on the 5th morning, but the waves are messy with a cross-off wind. The period is around 10-11 seconds from the east, but it’s just not delivering anything surfable. It stays poor right through the first week, with onshore winds and rain making things downright ugly. On Tuesday the 7th, the swell does come up a bit, hitting 7ft, but it’s short period (6 seconds), blown out by 30 km/h (19 mph) easterly cross-onshore, and that combined energy of 461 doesn’t mean much when the conditions are that lumpy. That’s not surf, mate.
There’s a flicker of hope very late in the outlook. The very last day, the morning of Monday 20th July, we get a tiny 1.0ft from the east with a period of 13 seconds, and a calm WNW breeze at 5 km/h (3 mph). Combined energy is only 45. It’s glassy and clean, but with water temps about average for the time of year, we’re talking knee-high at best. It’s a rare window of clean conditions at a spot that doesn’t break often, but you’d be surfing for the vibe, not the ride. That’s your one quiet standout in an otherwise quiet outlook.
So, a long blank run… that’s just how it goes here sometimes. The forecast can always change, but for now, don’t expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | N 7 | E 6 | NNE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 181 | 135 | 169 | 73 | 75 | 205 | 166 | 308 | 238 | 145 | 163 | 194 | 123 | 141 | 104 | 72 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 18 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.66m | 10:51AM2.53m | 11:14PM2.65m | 11:33AM2.52m | 11:56PM2.63m | 12:17PM2.50m | 00:41AM2.60m | 1:04PM2.49m | 1:29AM2.57m | 1:57PM2.48m | 2:24AM2.55m | 3:00PM2.49m | 3:27AM2.55m | 4:12PM2.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.83m | 4:53PM0.81m | 5:31AM0.83m | 5:35PM0.86m | 6:16AM0.83m | 6:24PM0.92m | 7:04AM0.82m | 7:20PM0.95m | 7:56AM0.80m | 8:21PM0.96m | 8:51AM0.76m | 9:23PM0.92m | 9:49AM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 6 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 240 | 72 | 135 | 130 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 166 | 144 | 238 | 78 | 163 | 194 | 123 | 141 | 104 | 72 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | — | N 21 | N 11 | N 12 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 3 | N 14 | — | — | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 181 | 44 | — | — | 13 | — | 8 | 9 | 71 | 145 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NNE 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 99 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 3 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 227 | 1 | 13 | 169 | 408 | 168 | 205 | 139 | 308 | 407 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 2 | — | 12 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 86 | 89 | 41 | 87 | 42 | 86 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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