Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.8° 

Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
18
28
17
44
17
27
42
17
37
23
17
17
17
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:53AM2.76m
9:14PM2.85m
9:40AM2.78m
9:58PM2.82m
10:24AM2.76m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.50m
3:12AM0.48m
3:27PM0.52m
3:54AM0.48m
4:09PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
11
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