Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
440
365
734
734
712
726
633
604
575
480
464
376
350
338
277
272
220
216
214
174
177
138
135
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:50PM2.60m
10:58AM2.45m
11:28PM2.59m
11:39AM2.44m
00:07AM2.57m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.71m
4:50AM0.81m
4:55PM0.72m
5:32AM0.79m
5:36PM0.74m
6:14AM0.77m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
7
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
13
10
10
12
12
13
10
8
5
6
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
451
440
365
734
734
712
726
633
604
575
480
464
376
350
338
277
272
220
216
214
174
177
138
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
11
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
175
2
2
2
6
5
2
2
2
74
49
41
2
2
2
5
36
30
26
26
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
11
12
13
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
22
39
62
143
115
40
27
63
79
21
5
8
6
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
31
31
31
31
83
559
559
569
0
0
0
0
0
21
110
122
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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