
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
44 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.85m | 9:40AM2.78m | 9:58PM2.82m | 10:24AM2.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.48m | 3:27PM0.52m | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:09PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
44 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
14 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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