Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
14
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
44
26
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
16
12
30
30
30
29
29
28
27
25
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:37AM2.29m
2:14PM2.34m
2:20AM2.22m
3:05PM2.28m
3:10AM2.17m
4:02PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.90m
8:22PM1.01m
8:30AM0.97m
9:15PM1.05m
9:25AM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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Temp °C
11
11
11
14
18
19
16
13
12
11
11
13
16
18
17
13
13
12
11
13
15
18
16
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
16
16
14
11
10
9
9
12
13
15
14
10
11
10
10
13
12
15
12
11
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