
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
737 | 813 | 633 | 633 | 604 | 575 | 480 | 464 | 376 | 350 | 335 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 223 | 177 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 112 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58AM2.45m | 11:28PM2.59m | 11:39AM2.44m | 00:07AM2.57m | 12:20PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.81m | 4:55PM0.72m | 5:32AM0.79m | 5:36PM0.74m | 6:14AM0.77m | 6:20PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
737 | 813 | 633 | 633 | 604 | 575 | 480 | 464 | 140 | 350 | 335 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 223 | 177 | 111 | 141 | 141 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 112 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | N 11 | W 11 | N 10 | NW 11 | E 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 10 | NW 12 | NE 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 376 | 47 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 141 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 72 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NE 10 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 59 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | SW 2 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
— | — | 21 | 29 | 50 | 83 | 154 | 211 | — | 1 | — | 37 | 39 | 49 | 289 | 313 | 16 | 112 | 95 | 94 | 145 | 280 | 349 | 625 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 39 | 346 | 559 | 566 | 565 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 110 | 346 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 252 | 232 | 342 |
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