Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
432
442
451
451
442
311
734
734
715
726
633
604
575
480
396
383
350
284
279
272
223
218
174
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19AM2.45m
10:50PM2.60m
10:58AM2.45m
11:28PM2.59m
11:39AM2.44m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.85m
4:15PM0.71m
4:50AM0.81m
4:55PM0.72m
5:32AM0.79m
5:36PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
—
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
5:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:27
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
NW
6
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
375
432
442
451
451
442
311
734
734
715
726
633
604
575
480
153
383
350
284
279
272
223
218
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
—
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
E
14
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
1.2
E
12
1.2
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
—
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
—
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
—
—
2
2
175
—
2
2
2
6
6
2
2
396
116
67
34
—
2
2
—
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
—
0.1
W
18
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
4
4
—
2
2
4
3
—
6
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
N
5
1.8
NW
6
—
—
—
—
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
20
54
115
224
—
—
—
—
40
45
54
157
146
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
Distance (km)
7
18
7
20
20
20
20
31
31
31
31
83
498
547
136
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
136
228
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Moureeses
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Fairway Reef
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Ruakaka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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Blaketown Wedge
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Lebu
Chile
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Trial Harbour
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Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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