Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s 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 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | ENE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 127 | 163 | 54 | 82 | 73 | 48 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | 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 | off | off |
High Tide | 00:35AM2.43m | 1:07PM2.41m | 1:15AM2.32m | 1:55PM2.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.85m | 6:33AM0.80m | 7:01PM0.95m | 7:18AM0.90m | 7:53PM1.04m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 168 | 166 | 55 | 163 | 102 | 82 | 73 | 48 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 127 | — | — | 12 | 96 | 108 | 55 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 43 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 153 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 91 | 21 | 21 | 522 | 522 |
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