Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.0°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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
352
326
360
465
469
437
331
393
443
412
315
248
216
167
117
107
152
222
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:43PM2.60m
8:56AM2.51m
9:22PM2.66m
9:37AM2.57m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.70m
2:35AM0.72m
2:48PM0.62m
3:17AM0.62m
3:29PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
1
2
4
5
4
4
18
8
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
9
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
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