Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
40
29
20
27
25
30
32
33
37
35
23
22
24
31
31
26
16
17
18
75
65
73
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19AM2.52m
11:44PM2.64m
12:01PM2.51m
00:24AM2.61m
12:44PM2.49m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.66m
5:14PM0.65m
5:48AM0.64m
5:57PM0.69m
6:30AM0.63m
6:43PM0.75m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
9
8
6
6
9
12
11
9
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
9
9
5
4
1
1
3
8
8
5
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