Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.8° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
175
142
120
113
113
88
75
73
54
53
38
36
28
18
17
17
17
16
16
12
12
6
10
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:05AM2.94m
12:26PM2.72m
00:57AM2.85m
1:17PM2.63m
1:47AM2.74m
2:10PM2.54m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.59m
6:16PM0.55m
6:55AM0.63m
7:07PM0.66m
7:45AM0.67m
7:58PM0.77m
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
15
15
17
16
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
178
175
142
120
113
113
88
75
73
54
53
38
36
28
18
17
17
17
3
16
12
12
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
2
24
6
6
13
12
12
12
12
5
5
5
5
16
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
E
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
1
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
21
21
82
455
41
41
31
31
31
31
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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