Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
E
7
2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
233
471
323
207
133
102
73
57
40
29
20
29
46
31
30
31
33
23
20
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cross
High Tide
10:39AM2.53m
11:05PM2.66m
11:19AM2.52m
11:44PM2.64m
12:01PM2.51m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.70m
4:33PM0.63m
5:06AM0.66m
5:14PM0.65m
5:48AM0.64m
5:57PM0.69m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
14
12
12
12
13
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
6
8
10
8
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
8
8
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