Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
8
0.2
ENE
13
2.3
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
17
686
516
470
368
324
286
266
232
226
231
245
351
377
354
338
354
311
Wind (km/h)
20
N
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:38PM2.53m
5:01AM2.51m
5:49PM2.61m
6:13AM2.58m
6:55PM2.72m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.88m
11:15AM0.69m
11:56PM0.82m
12:21PM0.63m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
13
12
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
14
12
12
11
9
9
13
14
13
10
10
10
8
9
10
12
11
11
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