Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
14
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
14
14
13
12
12
11
25
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
4
4
48
82
2
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07AM2.47m
8:26PM2.59m
8:56AM2.60m
9:14PM2.67m
9:44AM2.71m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.69m
2:30AM0.52m
2:51PM0.60m
3:17AM0.41m
3:40PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:31
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6:30
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7:47
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7:49
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6
4
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
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