Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
231
171
101
128
132
139
102
79
55
41
95
93
151
248
248
254
260
227
222
218
176
168
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
SE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:37AM2.42m
5:20PM2.53m
5:45AM2.43m
6:22PM2.57m
6:51AM2.48m
7:20PM2.63m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.72m
11:23PM0.78m
11:46AM0.72m
00:25AM0.72m
12:48PM0.68m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
16
15
14
14
16
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