
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | E 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | NNE 7 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:02PM2.72m | 10:33AM2.80m | 10:51PM2.74m | 11:22AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.34m | 4:29PM0.52m | 4:51AM0.32m | 5:20PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
2 | 170 | 118 | 97 | 79 | 77 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | E 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | N 12 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
248 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 90 | 107 | 99 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 127 | 121 | 91 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 7 | 565 | 314 | 574 | 571 | 314 |
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