Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
186
192
183
189
200
206
222
200
205
242
284
395
452
287
437
373
333
270
270
245
251
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:01PM2.66m
3:23AM2.49m
4:02PM2.61m
4:25AM2.45m
5:01PM2.58m
5:30AM2.44m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.70m
9:22AM0.66m
10:04PM0.72m
10:22AM0.71m
11:03PM0.71m
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
15
15
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
16
17
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
16
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