
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.31m | 2:00AM2.23m | 2:52PM2.24m | 2:51AM2.16m | 3:57PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM1.04m | 8:10AM0.99m | 8:50PM1.10m | 9:07AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | W 11 | NE 11 | NW 19 | E 7 | NW 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 20 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 10 | E 13 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
31 | 34 | 35 | 60 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 720 | 522 | 409 | 458 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 547 | 547 | 41 | 547 |
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