Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 58 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.33m | 7:24PM2.50m | 7:43AM2.44m | 8:06PM2.59m | 8:27AM2.55m | 8:49PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.78m | 1:19AM0.73m | 1:36PM0.67m | 3:04AM0.60m | 2:20PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 58 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | E 15 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 39 | 59 | 83 | 145 | 197 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 82 | 82 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 82 | 102 | 138 | 569 | 565 | 6 |
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