Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
30
32
33
37
35
23
22
24
31
31
25
15
17
19
75
62
49
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44PM2.64m
12:01PM2.51m
00:24AM2.61m
12:44PM2.49m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.65m
5:48AM0.64m
5:57PM0.69m
6:30AM0.63m
6:43PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
7
6
9
11
11
9
Feels °C
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
5
2
1
4
7
7
5
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