Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
32
32
30
29
29
29
17
21
20
40
36
35
34
33
32
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06PM2.59m
8:27AM2.55m
8:49PM2.67m
9:11AM2.63m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.60m
2:20PM0.58m
2:47AM0.49m
3:04PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:25
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
9
8
8
8
9
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