
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 37 | 37 | 73 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 61 | 70 | 92 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.59m | 00:22AM2.46m | 12:52PM2.51m | 00:59AM2.37m | 1:31PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.79m | 6:17AM0.72m | 6:46PM0.88m | 6:57AM0.81m | 7:32PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | ESE 6 |
46 | 310 | 178 | 73 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 82 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 70 | 25 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | N 18 | N 17 | NE 11 |
— | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | E 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | W 17 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 13 | N 18 | NE 13 | W 6 | N 17 |
— | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | E 7 | — |
595 | 16 | 26 | 91 | 214 | 202 | 215 | 206 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 92 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 102 | 138 | 213 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 411 | 283 | 178 | 157 | 148 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 7 |
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