Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 101 | 128 | 132 | 139 | 102 | 79 | 51 | 44 | 103 | 124 | 230 | 220 | 232 | 277 | 289 | 212 | 203 | 168 | 165 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.53m | 5:45AM2.43m | 6:22PM2.57m | 6:51AM2.48m | 7:20PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.72m | 11:23PM0.78m | 11:46AM0.72m | 00:25AM0.72m | 12:48PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 101 | 128 | 132 | 139 | 102 | 79 | 46 | 44 | 103 | 124 | 230 | 220 | 232 | 277 | 289 | 212 | 203 | 168 | 165 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 51 | 22 | 40 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 197 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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