
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03AM2.52m | 6:40PM2.67m | 7:07AM2.61m | 7:37PM2.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.79m | 12:06PM0.66m | 00:43AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NW 5 |
7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 53 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNW 5 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 14 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NE 16 | — | WNW 6 | NE 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 39 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 122 | 83 | 31 | 31 | 122 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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