Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.2°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
10
9
4
7
10
15
30
30
44
62
64
92
94
94
94
106
259
343
337
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
N
10
NW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:47AM2.64m
1:16PM2.68m
1:37AM2.57m
2:09PM2.62m
2:32AM2.50m
3:09PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.44m
7:18PM0.65m
7:38AM0.52m
8:15PM0.72m
8:35AM0.61m
9:16PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
17
15
12
11
11
10
12
15
18
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
13
15
11
9
9
9
8
11
12
15
11
11
11
12
11
12
9
9
9
8
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