Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 73 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:45AM2.48m | 3:24PM2.38m | 3:35AM2.37m | 4:23PM2.34m | 4:29AM2.30m | 5:21PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.82m | 9:07PM1.00m | 9:35AM0.89m | 10:05PM1.06m | 10:30AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 73 | 89 | 169 | 69 | 55 | 46 | 127 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 92 | 94 | 132 | 130 | 35 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 52 | 37 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 133 | 345 | 371 | 296 | 350 | 105 | 108 | 88 | 67 | 59 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 341 | 547 | 545 | 547 | 122 | 122 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 32 | 21 | 334 | 547 | 547 | 577 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
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