Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 17 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NE
12
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
173
238
242
302
336
365
400
414
400
380
308
303
338
377
332
326
286
240
204
200
175
171
142
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:19PM3.02m
10:40AM2.84m
11:13PM3.00m
11:33AM2.80m
00:05AM2.94m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.35m
4:20AM0.54m
4:34PM0.39m
5:14AM0.56m
5:25PM0.46m
6:05AM0.59m
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7:31
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7:33
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7:33
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5:21
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5:21
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5:21
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5:21
 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NE
12
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.3
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
Energy kJ
163
173
238
242
302
336
365
400
414
400
380
308
303
338
377
332
326
286
240
204
200
175
171
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
—
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
50
26
11
3
3
3
3
—
9
20
20
10
8
19
7
6
3
6
2
2
1
1
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
7
7
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
—
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
—
—
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
6
6
3
1
1
—
1
1
3
4
2
3
2
1
3
1
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
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1
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Distance (km)
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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(10 max)
1
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2
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(10 max)
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