Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
6
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
17
36
89
83
158
266
110
172
124
104
87
87
66
66
48
48
33
32
31
33
34
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM2.46m
3:27AM2.54m
4:03PM2.41m
4:18AM2.46m
5:00PM2.40m
5:10AM2.40m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.72m
8:51PM0.86m
9:24AM0.76m
9:46PM0.93m
10:16AM0.79m
10:44PM0.97m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
5
6
5
6
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
1
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
1.7
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
4
3
74
92
65
110
172
124
104
87
87
66
279
77
48
33
32
31
33
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.8
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
55
21
66
48
26
15
9
5
7
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.5
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
60
50
34
33
13
13
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
WNW
7
0.5
SW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
5
17
36
89
83
158
266
182
403
623
572
583
485
424
9
84
99
70
67
66
55
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
61
61
61
83
122
122
490
499
252
121
121
136
136
121
136
136
188
275
275
178
97
91
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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