Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.5° C

Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	210	169	173	140	140	137	140	180	186	140	140	131	131	307	209	209	196	74	69	220	50	49	48	33
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SE	NE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide		3:11AM2.53m				3:48PM2.46m				4:11AM2.55m				4:56PM2.54m				5:16AM2.58m					6:03PM2.65m
Low Tide				9:29AM0.70m				9:56PM0.88m				10:30AM0.67m				11:04PM0.86m				11:33AM0.62m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	13	14	11	10	12	12	12	11	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	5	6	6	8	10	7	7	8	8	9	9	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 12	N 12	N 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	N 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	210	169	173	140	140	137	140	180	186	140	140	131	131	131	3	3	3	74	69	2	50	49	48	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 20	SW 5	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	W 18	W 18	W 17	N 11	N 11	W 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	15	1	14	13	12	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	2	2	5	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 19	N 13	—	N 13	NW 18	NW 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	W 18	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	NE 10	W 16	W 16	N 10	E 12
kJ	2	15	3	—	3	12	12	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	—	—	—	5	5	4	5	5	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 9	E 5	E 5	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	14	19	10	4	3	5	3	1	3	—	—	—	—	307	209	209	196	28	37	220	36	21	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	7	7	7	41	41	31	31	31
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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