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Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
271
242
204
176
73
86
143
132
96
77
128
112
147
193
221
207
172
188
201
256
251
218
173
163
160
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:30AM2.65m
10:38PM2.51m
11:10AM2.62m
11:16PM2.47m
11:47AM2.57m
11:53PM2.42m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.60m
4:17PM0.75m
4:32AM0.64m
4:58PM0.80m
5:10AM0.69m
5:39PM0.85m
5:48AM0.75m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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 mm
2
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
18
20
19
19
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
15
14
13
13
17
17
17
18
17
14
13
13
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