
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 29 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07AM2.61m | 7:37PM2.76m | 8:03AM2.70m | 8:28PM2.83m | 8:53AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.58m | 1:37AM0.60m | 1:56PM0.52m | 2:27AM0.52m | 2:43PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 |
20 | 19 | 21 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 49 | 21 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
1 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | E 8 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | ENE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 21 |
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