
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 235 | 268 | 318 | 407 | 429 | 226 | 416 | 355 | 355 | 291 | 264 | 264 | 239 | 216 | 193 | 193 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 111 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.61m | 4:25AM2.45m | 5:01PM2.58m | 5:30AM2.44m | 5:58PM2.57m | 6:31AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.72m | 10:22AM0.71m | 11:03PM0.71m | 11:23AM0.74m | 00:00AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
13 | 12 | 268 | 12 | 11 | 429 | 226 | 416 | 355 | 355 | 291 | 264 | 264 | 239 | 216 | 193 | 193 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 111 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 173 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
229 | 235 | — | 318 | 407 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
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