Fairway Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
15
63
12
55
36
43
28
40
29
25
47
46
45
39
39
36
36
37
41
50
47
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:34AM2.65m
1:01PM2.54m
1:16AM2.52m
1:48PM2.43m
2:00AM2.39m
2:40PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.67m
6:47PM0.83m
7:13AM0.77m
7:35PM0.94m
8:00AM0.87m
8:28PM1.04m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
11
13
14
11
9
10
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
7
8
9
7
5
7
8
7
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
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