Surf Forecasts:
Fishermans Reef surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, NE swell with 257 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fishermans Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fishermans Reef in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fishermans Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.
Honestly, mate, this is a tough one. We’re looking at a full 16-day window with absolutely nothing I can recommend for a surf. There are no good options on the table at all. From now through the end of the month, every single day at Fishermans Reef is flagged as poor surf conditions, and the scores are all zeros. That’s a long, flat run.
We start off Monday the 10th with a small 4ft swell from the north and a period of 8 seconds, but the water temp is currently sitting at 57°, which is about average for this time of year. The wind is light and offshore, but the surf quality is just no good. The combined swell energy is in the moderate range (196), but it doesn’t matter when the break isn’t producing.
Tuesday the 11th has glassy conditions in the morning with a tiny 3ft NNE swell, but again, poor surf. Wednesday and Thursday pick up a bit in energy (up to 257 on Wednesday arvo), but the wind turns onshore and the period drops way down to 5 seconds – that’s junk surf. By Friday the 14th, it drops off again with cross-onshore wind and swell under 3ft.
There’s a little window of clean-looking conditions on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th with offshore winds, but the swell is barely there – 3ft to 3ft – and it’s still not enough to break the “poor” label. The rest of the second week fades into tiny, weak swell with strong cross-onshore winds blowing it out completely. By the 23rd and 24th, we’ve got a near gale onshore, 28 to 34 mph winds, and waves that are just messy mush or blown-out chop. The combined energy on the 25th hits 259, but with that wind, it’s unrideable.
Look, Fishermans Reef is a very sheltered, rarely breaks kind of spot to begin with, and this outlook is just a long dry spell. It’s the kind of blank run that the area does see. Nothing here for the paddle surfer – even the bigger energy days are blown to pieces. Might look more interesting for a kite if you’re into that, but for a surf, nothin’ doin’.
Keep an eye on the sky, things can change, but for now, I’d leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 134 | 109 | 101 | 169 | 123 | 126 | 257 | 183 | 92 | 100 | 48 | 42 | 69 | 56 | 84 | 119 | 81 | 66 | 121 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04PM2.67m | 5:26AM2.63m | 6:04PM2.79m | 6:27AM2.72m | 6:57PM2.91m | 7:22AM2.81m | 7:48PM2.98m | 8:13AM2.87m | 8:36PM3.02m | 9:03AM2.90m | 9:23PM3.01m | 9:51AM2.89m | 10:09PM2.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.70m | 11:16PM0.82m | 11:40AM0.63m | 00:19AM0.72m | 12:41PM0.54m | 1:15AM0.62m | 1:35PM0.46m | 2:06AM0.55m | 2:24PM0.41m | 2:54AM0.50m | 3:09PM0.42m | 3:40AM0.50m | 3:53PM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 190 | 134 | 109 | 101 | 169 | 123 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 69 | 56 | 84 | 119 | 81 | 66 | 121 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | N 11 | N 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | N 6 | E 7 | E 13 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 23 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 8 | N 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | — | E 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 126 | 257 | 183 | 92 | 100 | 48 | — | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 103 |
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