Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.51m | 4:54AM2.45m | 5:38PM2.58m | 6:03AM2.52m | 6:40PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.73m | 10:37PM0.85m | 11:01AM0.72m | 11:43PM0.79m | 12:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | ENE 9 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 7 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 15 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 535 | 528 | 470 | 448 | 109 | 67 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 102 | 338 | 102 | 121 | 97 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 127 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 228 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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