Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
25
21
27
31
85
145
82
35
8
21
12
12
11
13
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
5
N
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:24AM2.61m
12:44PM2.49m
1:07AM2.57m
1:32PM2.47m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.63m
6:43PM0.75m
7:16AM0.65m
7:34PM0.81m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
13
10
9
7
6
9
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
5
5
2
1
3
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
7
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