Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
11
5
6
6
8
8
8
21
21
20
54
73
92
90
89
93
94
94
93
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:24PM2.38m
3:35AM2.37m
4:23PM2.34m
4:29AM2.30m
5:21PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.82m
9:07PM1.00m
9:35AM0.89m
10:05PM1.06m
10:30AM0.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
8
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
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