Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
73
71
70
71
71
71
70
62
62
61
61
61
74
112
119
87
90
200
143
163
107
77
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:20AM2.48m
9:50PM2.64m
9:59AM2.51m
10:27PM2.66m
10:39AM2.53m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.83m
3:13PM0.68m
3:44AM0.75m
3:53PM0.64m
4:25AM0.70m
4:33PM0.63m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
8
1
2
8
2
2
5
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
7
5
5
4
6
9
9
8
8
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