Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.4° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.9
N
6
2
N
6
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
12
12
12
15
29
71
102
233
312
135
147
124
127
109
108
88
69
68
49
34
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM2.64m
3:05PM2.46m
3:27AM2.54m
4:03PM2.41m
4:18AM2.46m
5:00PM2.40m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.77m
8:34AM0.72m
8:51PM0.86m
9:24AM0.76m
9:46PM0.93m
10:16AM0.79m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
11
12
12
10
12
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
NW
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
12
12
12
12
4
3
3
33
121
135
147
124
127
109
108
88
102
68
49
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.5
NW
11
0.7
E
8
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
64
69
42
20
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
34
35
34
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.9
N
6
2
N
6
2
N
6
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
2
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
15
29
71
102
233
312
314
505
627
478
374
319
319
74
89
80
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
31
31
31
31
31
61
61
61
61
122
496
496
498
505
505
391
391
136
136
121
157
188
275
279
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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