Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.2°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
21
35
39
39
40
20
19
29
53
54
53
53
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03AM2.52m
6:40PM2.67m
7:07AM2.61m
7:37PM2.76m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.79m
12:06PM0.66m
00:43AM0.70m
1:05PM0.58m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
8
9
7
7
11
10
9
8
5
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