Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
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)
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
137
154
135
135
135
178
133
131
129
121
117
152
150
111
111
109
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM2.47m
7:57AM2.37m
8:34PM2.53m
8:39AM2.43m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.99m
1:52PM0.81m
2:21AM0.91m
2:33PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
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