Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
26
44
45
45
44
39
38
36
36
38
57
52
48
28
28
16
37
21
18
16
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:16AM2.52m
1:48PM2.43m
2:00AM2.39m
2:40PM2.33m
2:47AM2.29m
3:41PM2.27m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.77m
7:35PM0.94m
8:00AM0.87m
8:28PM1.04m
8:52AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
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