Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
223
226
226
262
419
300
362
354
363
255
367
367
398
367
322
196
179
151
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:49PM2.61m
6:13AM2.58m
6:55PM2.72m
7:19AM2.67m
7:55PM2.83m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.82m
12:21PM0.63m
00:59AM0.74m
1:22PM0.55m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
2
6
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
17
17
15
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