Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 168 | 48 | 75 | 64 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:25PM2.52m | 00:35AM2.43m | 1:07PM2.41m | 1:15AM2.32m | 1:55PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.85m | 6:33AM0.80m | 7:01PM0.95m | 7:18AM0.90m | 7:53PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 7 | ENE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 191 | 13 | 168 | 97 | 62 | 64 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | E 10 | WNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 75 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 10 | SE 9 | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | ENE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 91 | 135 | 172 | 219 | — | 197 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 85 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 547 | 547 | 547 | 32 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 121 | 148 | 7 | 275 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 91 | 471 | 522 | 522 |
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