Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.8° 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.


How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
0
0
0
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)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
143
110
106
104
108
112
83
78
75
75
52
54
57
56
53
52
51
70
62
86
83
80
85
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM2.57m
12:20PM2.41m
00:47AM2.55m
1:04PM2.40m
1:31AM2.54m
1:52PM2.39m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.77m
6:20PM0.77m
6:58AM0.75m
7:05PM0.81m
7:44AM0.74m
7:55PM0.84m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<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>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
3
8
9
10
13
12
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.1
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
141
143
110
106
104
108
112
83
78
75
75
588
385
243
130
91
50
37
70
62
86
83
80
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
78
90
70
72
52
54
57
56
53
52
51
21
14
13
8
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
17
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
46
30
12
12
11
11
12
10
1
5
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NNW
7
3
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
W
5
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
831
955
449
436
452
440
363
860
700
730
704
16
64
22
34
29
31
29
29
29
31
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
139
136
569
136
136
110
232
232
232
139
110
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
8
7
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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