Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
478
422
407
407
431
392
358
303
276
215
188
192
167
139
144
124
59
62
52
55
52
235
263
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:32AM2.45m
4:14PM2.52m
4:37AM2.42m
5:20PM2.53m
5:45AM2.43m
6:22PM2.57m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.68m
10:20PM0.79m
10:41AM0.72m
11:23PM0.78m
11:46AM0.72m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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7:30
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7:31
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Temp °C
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
13
14
13
14
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