Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 230 | 179 | 154 | 151 | 109 | 103 | 84 | 82 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 101 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM2.67m | 7:55PM2.83m | 8:19AM2.76m | 8:50PM2.92m | 9:13AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.55m | 1:57AM0.65m | 2:16PM0.48m | 2:50AM0.57m | 3:06PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 230 | 179 | 154 | 151 | 109 | 103 | 84 | 82 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 101 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 |
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