Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
N
9
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
194
200
222
229
235
282
340
223
463
427
398
364
329
291
264
264
216
193
193
193
193
173
173
178
173
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM2.49m
4:02PM2.61m
4:25AM2.45m
5:01PM2.58m
5:30AM2.44m
5:58PM2.57m
6:31AM2.47m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.66m
10:04PM0.72m
10:22AM0.71m
11:03PM0.71m
11:23AM0.74m
00:00AM0.67m
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7:57
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
20
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
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