Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 69 | 103 | 100 | 102 | 98 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 195 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 133 | 98 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.36m | 6:21AM2.28m | 7:06PM2.41m | 7:11AM2.31m | 7:52PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM1.09m | 12:19PM0.93m | 00:51AM1.05m | 1:08PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 56 | 40 | 32 | 102 | 98 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 195 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 133 | 98 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NW 6 | ESE 6 | W 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | N 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 69 | 103 | 100 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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