Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
24
18
11
18
11
12
14
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM2.32m
1:55PM2.31m
2:00AM2.23m
2:52PM2.24m
2:51AM2.16m
3:57PM2.22m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.90m
7:53PM1.04m
8:10AM0.99m
8:50PM1.10m
9:07AM1.04m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
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