
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
329 | 299 | 299 | 264 | 239 | 216 | 193 | 193 | 198 | 177 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 153 | 157 | 111 | 78 | 75 | 89 | 139 | 92 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:01PM2.58m | 5:30AM2.44m | 5:58PM2.57m | 6:31AM2.47m | 6:52PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.71m | 11:23AM0.74m | 00:00AM0.67m | 12:23PM0.74m | 00:53AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 |
329 | 299 | 299 | 264 | 239 | 216 | 193 | 193 | 198 | 177 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 153 | 157 | 111 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 139 | 92 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 55 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 10 | WNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | NE 7 | NW 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 26 | 49 | 89 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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