Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.7°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42AM2.21m
4:44PM2.25m
4:43AM2.18m
5:43PM2.28m
5:46AM2.20m
6:35PM2.35m
Low Tide
9:49AM1.02m
10:28PM1.14m
10:49AM1.02m
11:27PM1.12m
11:46AM0.98m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
14
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
14
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
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