Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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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
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
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
58
45
46
39
40
40
43
38
40
38
39
42
47
48
50
59
58
56
56
59
61
61
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM2.72m
10:27PM2.67m
10:56AM2.70m
11:07PM2.62m
11:36AM2.66m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.49m
4:01PM0.60m
4:23AM0.51m
4:41PM0.65m
5:01AM0.56m
5:22PM0.71m
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Temp °C
15
15
17
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21
18
16
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16
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16
Feels °C
14
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16
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16
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17
16
15
14
14
15
15
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15
14
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