Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
42
34
22
21
21
20
19
19
10
10
25
26
28
29
28
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:21PM2.67m
11:43AM2.61m
00:03AM2.62m
12:28PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.50m
5:39PM0.63m
6:06AM0.52m
6:27PM0.70m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
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