
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 77 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | 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 | 8:26PM2.59m | 8:56AM2.60m | 9:14PM2.67m | 9:44AM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.69m | 2:30AM0.52m | 2:51PM0.60m | 3:17AM0.41m | 3:40PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 3 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 77 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | N 3 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 10 | N 14 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 109 | 119 | 115 | 146 | 155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 570 | 565 | 83 | 148 | 122 | 122 | 577 | 662 | 692 | 121 | 12 | 6 |
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