Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 288 | 180 | 141 | 108 | 74 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:53PM2.78m | 12:18PM2.65m | 00:34AM2.65m | 1:01PM2.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.58m | 6:03PM0.72m | 6:30AM0.67m | 6:47PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 386 | 288 | 180 | 141 | 108 | 74 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | W 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 8 | NE 10 | SE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | NE 11 | W 14 | E 9 | E 14 | NE 10 | E 13 | — | N 10 | E 13 | W 18 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 391 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 15 |
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