Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
SE
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
59
67
41
33
29
20
19
11
11
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
0
S
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01AM2.16m
5:51PM2.31m
6:03AM2.23m
6:39PM2.40m
6:56AM2.33m
7:24PM2.50m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.99m
11:43PM0.99m
12:01PM0.89m
00:32AM0.87m
12:51PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
12
10
10
8
7
6
7
9
10
9
8
9
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