
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 58 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM2.50m | 7:43AM2.44m | 8:06PM2.59m | 8:27AM2.55m | 8:49PM2.67m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.73m | 1:36PM0.67m | 3:04AM0.60m | 2:20PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 58 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 15 |
17 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | E 15 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 |
3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 59 | 105 | 168 | 204 | 257 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 102 | 121 | 138 | 572 | 153 | 7 |
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