Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
N
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
37
37
73
36
36
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
27
34
37
61
70
92
50
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
5
E
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
12:14PM2.59m
00:22AM2.46m
12:52PM2.51m
00:59AM2.37m
1:31PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.79m
6:17AM0.72m
6:46PM0.88m
6:57AM0.81m
7:32PM0.95m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:45
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6:43
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6:41
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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 mm
3
1
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Temp °C
17
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
13
12
12
10
10
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
11
9
9
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
5
4
6
12
10
11
9
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