Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
57
56
53
52
51
53
86
123
90
86
112
83
83
85
85
85
83
82
184
163
146
143
140
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM2.40m
1:31AM2.54m
1:52PM2.39m
2:19AM2.53m
2:47PM2.41m
3:11AM2.53m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.81m
7:44AM0.74m
7:55PM0.84m
8:34AM0.72m
8:52PM0.87m
9:29AM0.70m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
12
9
9
8
9
9
9
12
10
7
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
446
284
172
87
64
31
53
86
123
90
86
112
83
83
85
85
85
83
82
184
163
146
143
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
Energy kJ
54
57
56
53
52
51
21
10
13
8
5
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
26
2
15
15
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
W
5
0.2
E
12
0.1
W
11
0.3
SE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
21
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
12
12
12
1
12
3
3
3
5
5
5
2
5
3
10
10
17
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
4
12
12
16
23
22
13
12
16
13
10
6
6
3
2
7
30
47
28
19
16
10
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
7
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
15
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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