Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
21
33
36
72
159
310
342
326
419
512
522
585
669
646
666
512
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM2.52m
8:14AM2.44m
8:43PM2.60m
8:56AM2.51m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.84m
2:07PM0.70m
2:35AM0.72m
2:48PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
6
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
17
9
8
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