Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
80
83
83
80
77
53
53
54
57
56
53
52
51
99
88
86
119
112
110
108
82
82
83
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
10
E
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM2.41m
00:47AM2.55m
1:04PM2.40m
1:31AM2.54m
1:52PM2.39m
2:19AM2.53m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.77m
6:58AM0.75m
7:05PM0.81m
7:44AM0.74m
7:55PM0.84m
8:34AM0.72m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
1
2
5
2
1
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
10
12
14
Feels °C
7
6
7
4
8
7
8
10
13
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.1
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
106
80
83
83
80
77
53
53
561
302
183
118
57
40
99
88
86
119
112
110
108
82
82
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
80
64
67
69
71
47
54
57
56
53
52
51
18
14
5
5
2
2
2
5
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
17
Energy kJ
30
12
12
11
11
12
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
509
440
535
913
868
887
965
891
1
3
7
17
25
21
8
12
22
20
14
11
6
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
5
5
5
1
1
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
338
289
232
232
232
110
136
41
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
15
15
7
7
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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