Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (09 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
N
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.3
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.8
N
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
232
350
159
153
257
223
177
219
300
475
485
366
305
254
181
105
197
186
158
147
50
47
91
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
30
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
9:05AM2.63m
9:16PM2.57m
9:49AM2.65m
9:58PM2.55m
10:30AM2.65m
10:38PM2.51m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.71m
3:12AM0.57m
3:35PM0.72m
3:53AM0.60m
4:17PM0.75m
4:32AM0.64m
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mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:16
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6:15
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8:01
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8:02
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 mm
9
7
5
4
4
1
2
1
1
4
7
9
4
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Temp °C
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
20
19
19
17
17
17
16
18
19
20
19
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
18
19
21
19
18
16
16
16
19
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
16
15
16
15
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