Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
N
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
299
299
264
239
216
193
193
198
177
173
173
153
153
157
111
78
75
89
139
92
158
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:01PM2.58m
5:30AM2.44m
5:58PM2.57m
6:31AM2.47m
6:52PM2.58m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.71m
11:23AM0.74m
00:00AM0.67m
12:23PM0.74m
00:53AM0.63m
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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6
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
20
18
16
16
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