
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | N 7 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
438 | 295 | 335 | 277 | 272 | 267 | 223 | 177 | 141 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 196 | 107 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM2.44m | 00:07AM2.57m | 12:20PM2.41m | 00:47AM2.55m | 1:04PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.79m | 5:36PM0.74m | 6:14AM0.77m | 6:20PM0.77m | 6:58AM0.75m | 7:05PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 8 |
438 | 295 | 335 | 277 | 272 | 267 | 223 | 177 | 141 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 54 | 722 | 509 | 333 | 196 | 107 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | — | W 11 | NW 11 | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
118 | 91 | 64 | 16 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 133 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 11 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 17 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NE 7 |
2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 35 | 34 | 38 | 167 | 621 | 1334 | 516 | 384 | 526 | 677 | 716 | 1033 | 1437 | 1298 | 1184 | 1082 | — | 3 | 18 | 14 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 228 | 391 | 491 | 64 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 391 | 232 | 232 | 234 | 136 | 49 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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