Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1
N
6
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.4
N
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
N
13
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
76
80
78
61
59
58
103
53
154
148
148
96
93
93
66
46
48
64
62
87
61
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNW
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52PM2.58m
7:28AM2.53m
7:43PM2.58m
8:18AM2.59m
8:31PM2.58m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.63m
1:17PM0.73m
1:43AM0.59m
2:07PM0.71m
2:29AM0.57m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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 mm
3
1
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4
4
6
2
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
19
15
19
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
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