
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | N 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 82 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | 8:07AM2.47m | 8:26PM2.59m | 8:56AM2.60m | 9:14PM2.67m | 9:44AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.69m | 2:30AM0.52m | 2:51PM0.60m | 3:17AM0.41m | 3:40PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 171 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 13 | E 8 | NE 11 | N 5 | NE 11 | N 3 | N 3 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | NNE 7 | W 11 |
5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 10 | E 15 | N 14 | N 15 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 135 | 244 | 263 | 220 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 547 | 41 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 83 | 565 | 565 | 148 | 148 | 122 | 122 | 577 | 360 | 660 | 121 | 32 | 6 |
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