Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
1
SSE
4
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
45
45
45
43
76
78
79
76
73
54
54
38
34
23
21
19
24
35
137
111
177
259
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:03AM2.83m
10:27PM2.95m
10:50AM2.80m
11:11PM2.88m
11:35AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.52m
3:52PM0.46m
4:25AM0.50m
4:36PM0.52m
5:07AM0.53m
5:19PM0.61m
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
5
4
3
5
5
4
5
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