Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
21
21
21
54
73
90
90
89
94
98
93
91
91
63
63
40
40
40
69
100
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:35AM2.37m
4:23PM2.34m
4:29AM2.30m
5:21PM2.33m
5:25AM2.27m
6:16PM2.36m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.89m
10:05PM1.06m
10:30AM0.94m
11:05PM1.09m
11:26AM0.95m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
10
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
8
4
2
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
6
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