Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
362
354
338
346
249
398
401
363
224
184
140
114
109
103
96
94
91
77
75
60
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
6:13AM2.58m
6:55PM2.72m
7:19AM2.67m
7:55PM2.83m
8:19AM2.76m
8:50PM2.92m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.63m
00:59AM0.74m
1:22PM0.55m
1:57AM0.65m
2:16PM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
9
10
11
11
12
14
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
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