
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 89 | 83 | 158 | 266 | 110 | 172 | 124 | 104 | 87 | 87 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM2.46m | 3:27AM2.54m | 4:03PM2.41m | 4:18AM2.46m | 5:00PM2.40m | 5:10AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.72m | 8:51PM0.86m | 9:24AM0.76m | 9:46PM0.93m | 10:16AM0.79m | 10:44PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | E 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 92 | 65 | 110 | 172 | 124 | 104 | 87 | 87 | 66 | 279 | 77 | 48 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | ENE 11 |
4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 55 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 48 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 6 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 |
— | 2 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 89 | 83 | 158 | 266 | 182 | 403 | 623 | 572 | 583 | 485 | 424 | 9 | 84 | 99 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 55 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 83 | 122 | 122 | 490 | 499 | 252 | 121 | 121 | 136 | 136 | 121 | 136 | 136 | 188 | 275 | 275 | 178 | 97 | 91 | 45 |
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