Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (17 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 17	E 17	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	153	146	195	198	193	188	176	169	121	121	120	118	81	81	80	79	79	67	38	35	34
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		10:23AM2.86m				10:53PM3.01m				11:13AM2.82m				11:41PM2.95m					12:02PM2.75m
Low Tide				4:15PM0.43m				4:52AM0.54m				5:03PM0.49m				5:39AM0.56m				5:49PM0.58m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	16	14	13	12	12	11	12	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	14	13
Feels °C	12	14	14	11	11	11	11	10	11	13	11	9	11	10	10	9	11	11	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 17	E 17	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	153	146	195	198	193	188	176	169	121	121	120	118	81	81	80	79	79	67	38	35	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	2	1	1	7	6	4	5	11	5	5	5	6	5	12	14	7	7	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NW 5	NW 4	NE 8	NE 7	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NE 8	W 17	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	W 17	W 16	W 16
kJ	6	8	7	1	1	2	2	10	11	10	10	2	5	12	13	13	12	12	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	2	4	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	9	5	4	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Kleinemonde South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6

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