Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
33
37
35
23
22
23
30
31
25
15
17
17
75
69
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44PM2.64m
12:01PM2.51m
00:24AM2.61m
12:44PM2.49m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.64m
5:57PM0.69m
6:30AM0.63m
6:43PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
10
9
7
7
9
11
11
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
7
5
2
1
3
7
8
5
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