Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:14PM2.51m
2:38AM2.46m
3:19PM2.49m
3:43AM2.44m
4:29PM2.51m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.83m
8:48AM0.70m
9:29PM0.86m
9:53AM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
10
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