Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | 62 | 60 | 99 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 56 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50PM2.92m | 9:13AM2.82m | 9:41PM2.96m | 10:03AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.48m | 2:50AM0.57m | 3:06PM0.45m | 3:39AM0.52m | 3:52PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
65 | 62 | 60 | 99 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 31 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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