Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
267
223
177
141
143
110
106
104
108
83
83
80
54
53
53
55
257
177
53
52
51
70
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM2.57m
12:20PM2.41m
00:47AM2.55m
1:04PM2.40m
1:31AM2.54m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.74m
6:14AM0.77m
6:20PM0.77m
6:58AM0.75m
7:05PM0.81m
7:44AM0.74m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
12
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
Feels °C
13
11
10
5
4
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
10
13
12
9
9
8
7
7
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
272
267
223
177
141
143
110
106
104
108
83
83
80
54
972
676
459
257
177
96
60
29
70
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.5
NW
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
2
5
2
68
95
135
53
53
55
57
56
53
52
51
19
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
17
0.4
NW
17
0.3
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
6
97
49
30
12
11
11
10
12
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.6
NNW
5
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
40
31
133
451
815
576
439
556
700
666
874
1405
1003
1099
1320
1
4
11
21
32
21
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
1
3
1
1
2
8
5
5
4
4
9
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
110
232
460
136
565
136
136
121
232
232
232
232
232
49
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
9
5
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
5
7
7
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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