Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
47
47
47
71
96
127
191
233
270
260
250
245
245
218
255
265
260
324
324
363
356
544
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:54PM2.41m
6:02AM2.37m
6:45PM2.44m
6:52AM2.36m
7:33PM2.48m
7:39AM2.37m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.98m
12:00PM0.83m
00:31AM0.98m
12:49PM0.83m
1:18AM0.97m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
15
Feels °C
3
4
7
8
8
9
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
15
16
15
12
10
10
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
68
68
47
47
47
71
96
127
191
233
270
260
250
245
245
218
255
265
260
324
324
363
356
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
6
5
7
7
5
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
1.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
99
91
70
40
29
20
12
3
5
6
4
2
4
2
1
544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
332
411
283
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
7
7
7
32
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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