Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
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
0.5
NE
10
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
40
39
40
42
47
48
50
59
58
56
56
59
61
61
63
63
63
46
75
48
37
36
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:27PM2.67m
10:56AM2.70m
11:07PM2.62m
11:36AM2.66m
11:45PM2.54m
12:14PM2.59m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.51m
4:41PM0.65m
5:01AM0.56m
5:22PM0.71m
5:39AM0.63m
6:03PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
20
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
14
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
8
10
8
6
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