Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.1° C

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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	102	98	93	87	89	95	98	96	96	96	98	96	96	98	98	154	154	151	133	178	135	133	131
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:21AM2.28m				7:06PM2.41m				7:11AM2.31m				7:52PM2.47m				7:57AM2.37m				8:34PM2.53m
Low Tide	00:01AM1.09m				12:19PM0.93m				00:51AM1.05m				1:08PM0.88m				1:37AM0.99m				1:52PM0.81m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	11	10	10	10	13	14	13	13
Feels °C	7	7	8	8	8	10	9	8	8	9	9	12	11	12	11	9	8	7	8	11	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	102	98	93	87	89	95	98	96	96	96	98	96	96	98	98	154	154	151	133	178	135	133	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NW 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	N 11	ESE 5	N 10	N 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	31	16	16	22	10	11	31	14	13	8	5	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 7	NW 6	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 12	NW 11	NE 11	—	NE 10	N 11	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	13	13	13	7	7	4	2	2	5	5	5	—	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	SE 5	SE 6	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SE 6	—	—	SSE 6	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3
kJ	3	8	15	2	1	3	—	1	1	1	5	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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