Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
14
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM2.40m
7:14AM2.34m
7:38PM2.50m
8:07AM2.47m
8:26PM2.59m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.90m
00:52AM0.78m
1:13PM0.80m
1:42AM0.65m
2:03PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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7:45
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7:46
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7:47
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Temp °C
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
15
13
14
13
13
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