Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
62
62
48
47
35
33
24
24
16
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
15
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:38PM2.55m
1:57AM2.60m
2:28PM2.46m
2:45AM2.48m
3:24PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.81m
7:55AM0.74m
8:13PM0.91m
8:43AM0.82m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
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