Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.3
N
8
1
N
7
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
295
335
277
272
267
223
177
141
110
110
106
78
82
83
83
80
54
53
53
54
196
107
53
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNE
15
NE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM2.44m
00:07AM2.57m
12:20PM2.41m
00:47AM2.55m
1:04PM2.40m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.79m
5:36PM0.74m
6:14AM0.77m
6:20PM0.77m
6:58AM0.75m
7:05PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
3
9
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
13
11
8
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
8
9
13
10
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.3
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
7
0.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
438
295
335
277
272
267
223
177
141
110
110
106
78
82
83
83
80
54
722
509
333
196
107
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.4
NW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
118
91
64
16
2
5
2
4
2
68
133
53
53
54
57
56
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
17
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NW
17
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
16
3
3
2
6
95
47
30
29
11
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
1
NNW
4
1.7
NNW
5
2.5
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
2.4
WNW
7
2.2
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
35
34
38
167
621
1334
516
384
526
677
716
1033
1437
1298
1184
1082
3
18
14
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
1
9
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
110
228
391
491
64
136
136
136
391
232
232
234
136
49
20
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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