Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 61 | 61 | 173 | 70 | 83 | 159 | 348 | 603 | 392 | 252 | 164 | 102 | 76 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.51m | 10:27PM2.66m | 10:39AM2.53m | 11:05PM2.66m | 11:19AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.64m | 4:25AM0.70m | 4:33PM0.63m | 5:06AM0.66m | 5:14PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | NE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 422 | 392 | 252 | 164 | 102 | 76 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NW 7 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 19 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 173 | 70 | 83 | 159 | 348 | 603 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 32 | 232 | 228 | 228 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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