
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 83 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.68m | 1:37AM2.57m | 2:09PM2.62m | 2:32AM2.50m | 3:09PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.65m | 7:38AM0.52m | 8:15PM0.72m | 8:35AM0.61m | 9:16PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 83 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | NE 17 | W 3 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | ESE 8 |
— | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 6 | N 12 | N 13 | — | — | E 19 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
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