
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:54AM2.45m | 5:38PM2.58m | 6:03AM2.52m | 6:40PM2.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.85m | 11:01AM0.72m | 11:43PM0.79m | 12:06PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
297 | 216 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 6 | ENE 10 | WNW 7 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NW 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | ENE 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
54 | 64 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 127 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 |
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