Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41AM2.72m | 11:59PM2.69m | 12:27PM2.72m | 00:47AM2.64m | 1:16PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.38m | 5:35PM0.54m | 5:59AM0.39m | 6:25PM0.59m | 6:47AM0.44m | 7:18PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 14 | — | W 14 | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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