Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
343
231
134
101
128
132
135
102
59
60
78
73
93
202
227
210
188
121
221
203
199
165
164
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
0
W
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:37AM2.42m
5:20PM2.53m
5:45AM2.43m
6:22PM2.57m
6:51AM2.48m
7:20PM2.63m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.79m
10:41AM0.72m
11:23PM0.78m
11:46AM0.72m
00:25AM0.72m
12:48PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
15
15
15
15
14
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