Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
18
0.4
ESE
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
103
153
146
195
198
193
188
176
169
121
120
120
120
81
81
80
79
79
67
38
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:23AM2.86m
10:53PM3.01m
11:13AM2.82m
11:41PM2.95m
12:02PM2.75m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.55m
4:15PM0.43m
4:52AM0.54m
5:03PM0.49m
5:39AM0.56m
5:49PM0.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
14
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
10
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
12
11
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