
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 73 | 127 | 90 | 89 | 94 | 132 | 127 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24PM2.38m | 3:35AM2.37m | 4:23PM2.34m | 4:29AM2.30m | 5:21PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM1.00m | 9:35AM0.89m | 10:05PM1.06m | 10:30AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 73 | 90 | 136 | 112 | 49 | 132 | 127 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 127 | 90 | 89 | 94 | 22 | 28 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 16 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 33 | 37 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 54 | 129 | 167 | 266 | 196 | 263 | 150 | 105 | 95 | 95 | 50 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 281 | 31 | 545 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 7 | 21 | 139 | 308 | 178 | 577 | 588 | 15 | 15 |
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