Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 20 | 24 | 43 | 297 | 232 | 432 | 423 | 386 | 271 | 173 | 135 | 79 | 76 | 59 | 57 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM2.88m | 11:35AM2.74m | 11:53PM2.78m | 12:18PM2.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.53m | 5:19PM0.61m | 5:49AM0.58m | 6:03PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 232 | 432 | 423 | 386 | 271 | 173 | 135 | 79 | 76 | 59 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 12 | ENE 9 | — | N 11 | NW 16 | W 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | NE 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | E 9 | — | W 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 297 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 342 | 157 | 157 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 32 |
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