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Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.4
N
14
0.4
N
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
N
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
N
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
72
59
50
56
110
110
140
140
120
66
66
66
46
46
64
62
87
62
61
83
102
193
220
326
285
247
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NE
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM2.53m
7:43PM2.58m
8:18AM2.59m
8:31PM2.58m
9:05AM2.63m
9:16PM2.57m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.63m
1:17PM0.73m
1:43AM0.59m
2:07PM0.71m
2:29AM0.57m
2:52PM0.71m
3:12AM0.57m
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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8:00
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8:00
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8:01
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8:02
 mm
4
6
7
2
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4
7
2
5
5
7
3
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
16
18
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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