
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 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 (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 99 | 88 | 86 | 119 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.41m | 00:47AM2.55m | 1:04PM2.40m | 1:31AM2.54m | 1:52PM2.39m | 2:19AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.77m | 6:58AM0.75m | 7:05PM0.81m | 7:44AM0.74m | 7:55PM0.84m | 8:34AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
106 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 53 | 53 | 561 | 302 | 183 | 118 | 57 | 40 | 99 | 88 | 86 | 119 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 |
— | 80 | — | 64 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 12 | NW 11 | ESE 5 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
509 | 440 | 535 | 913 | 868 | 887 | 965 | 891 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 289 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 110 | 136 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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