Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.39m | 2:40PM2.33m | 2:47AM2.29m | 3:41PM2.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.94m | 8:00AM0.87m | 8:28PM1.04m | 8:52AM0.96m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | NE 9 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | NE 9 | N 15 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 547 |
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