Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
113
92
68
48
32
32
20
21
21
22
25
41
47
69
69
70
40
68
71
73
100
102
136
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM2.46m
5:00PM2.40m
5:10AM2.40m
5:54PM2.41m
6:02AM2.37m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.93m
10:16AM0.79m
10:44PM0.97m
11:09AM0.82m
11:39PM0.98m
12:00PM0.83m
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light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
8
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
6
7
6
9
9
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
146
113
92
68
48
32
32
20
21
21
23
25
41
47
69
69
70
30
68
71
73
100
102
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
E
8
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NW
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
52
33
21
20
13
13
22
13
14
14
6
1
5
40
2
5
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
20
13
3
3
13
13
2
14
2
6
5
1
3
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.3
W
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
498
531
657
700
412
225
145
126
140
181
120
124
90
95
77
46
35
26
31
32
19
13
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
121
346
232
82
127
127
273
275
275
97
91
463
275
395
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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