Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.3
N
8
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
8
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
12
8
8
3
2
3
6
6
3
11
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
E
10
E
Wind State
off
off
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
on
on
High Tide
11:41PM2.73m
12:13PM2.84m
00:33AM2.69m
1:06PM2.80m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.53m
5:40AM0.34m
6:14PM0.56m
6:31AM0.41m
7:10PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
9
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
11
13
15
12
13
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