Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | N 14 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55AM2.54m | 2:26PM2.47m | 2:49AM2.51m | 3:29PM2.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.81m | 8:06AM0.67m | 8:32PM0.86m | 9:04AM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 16 | SE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | E 8 | NE 16 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 90 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 83 | 228 | 228 | 228 |
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