Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | N 12 | N 15 | N 14 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 28 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.67m | 9:44AM2.71m | 10:02PM2.72m | 10:33AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.60m | 3:17AM0.41m | 3:40PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.34m | 4:29PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 158 | 125 | 94 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 39 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | E 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | — | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | E 15 | N 14 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 110 | 363 | 382 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 153 | 148 | 122 | 409 | 348 | 360 | 669 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 153 | 570 | 34 | 565 |
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