Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
59
58
56
56
59
61
61
63
63
63
38
37
113
59
37
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
SW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:07PM2.62m
11:36AM2.66m
11:45PM2.54m
12:14PM2.59m
00:22AM2.46m
12:52PM2.51m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.56m
5:22PM0.71m
5:39AM0.63m
6:03PM0.79m
6:17AM0.72m
6:46PM0.88m
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rain showers
clear
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7:38
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
12
10
8
9
8
6
5
5
7
10
11
10
7
7
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