Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
135
154
73
96
124
155
159
142
153
153
149
98
157
79
79
125
190
190
237
237
194
181
164
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM2.52m
00:29AM2.36m
1:01PM2.47m
1:08AM2.31m
1:42PM2.42m
1:50AM2.27m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.90m
6:27AM0.81m
7:06PM0.93m
7:10AM0.87m
7:52PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:13
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Temp °C
17
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
20
17
16
15
15
18
20
20
19
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
15
17
16
17
16
15
16
16
20
19
20
20
17
17
15
15
17
18
17
17
15
14
15
16
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