Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.2°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
10
9
4
7
10
15
30
44
44
62
62
71
92
73
73
73
83
83
113
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:16PM2.68m
1:37AM2.57m
2:09PM2.62m
2:32AM2.50m
3:09PM2.56m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.65m
7:38AM0.52m
8:15PM0.72m
8:35AM0.61m
9:16PM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:01
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6:58
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7:29
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7:29
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5
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Temp °C
13
15
17
15
12
12
11
11
13
16
18
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
9
10
9
9
12
14
15
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
9
8
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