
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 112 | 119 | 87 | 90 | 200 | 143 | 163 | 107 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20AM2.48m | 9:50PM2.64m | 9:59AM2.51m | 10:27PM2.66m | 10:39AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.83m | 3:13PM0.68m | 3:44AM0.75m | 3:53PM0.64m | 4:25AM0.70m | 4:33PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 5 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
78 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 49 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 116 | 143 | 163 | 107 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NW 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
5 | 15 | 71 | 21 | 71 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 19 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 18 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NE 15 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 12 | W 11 | — |
14 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 4 | NW 7 | W 4 | WNW 6 | W 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
239 | 130 | 6 | 100 | 13 | 75 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 74 | 112 | 119 | 87 | 90 | 200 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 232 | 234 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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