Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
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 Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 734 | 734 | 715 | 835 | 633 | 604 | 575 | 480 | 464 | 376 | 350 | 335 | 329 | 272 | 267 | 220 | 175 | 172 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 104 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.60m | 10:58AM2.45m | 11:28PM2.59m | 11:39AM2.44m | 00:07AM2.57m | 12:20PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.81m | 4:55PM0.72m | 5:32AM0.79m | 5:36PM0.74m | 6:14AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 365 | 734 | 734 | 715 | 835 | 633 | 604 | 575 | 480 | 464 | 376 | 350 | 335 | 329 | 272 | 267 | 220 | 175 | 91 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 104 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 11 | — | NW 11 | E 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 175 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 43 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 172 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 12 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 11 | — | N 11 | W 17 | — | W 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 40 | 63 | 155 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 38 | 207 | 188 | 16 | 53 | 101 | 68 | 51 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 83 | 458 | 566 | 565 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 294 | 474 | 569 | 0 | 32 | 52 | 102 | 110 |
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