Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
13
0.6
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.6
N
6
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
4
3
5
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
28
7
7
6
28
10
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:44AM2.71m
10:02PM2.72m
10:33AM2.80m
10:51PM2.74m
11:22AM2.84m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.41m
3:40PM0.54m
4:04AM0.34m
4:29PM0.52m
4:51AM0.32m
5:20PM0.53m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:28
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6:28
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7:50
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7:51
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7:52
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 mm
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1
3
5
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
14
13
12
11
15
17
17
16
14
13
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
15
13
13
15
15
12
11
10
9
13
13
11
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
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