Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.1° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
226
291
217
149
113
85
68
48
33
21
22
22
21
22
40
41
60
69
92
68
66
92
94
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03PM2.41m
4:18AM2.46m
5:00PM2.40m
5:10AM2.40m
5:54PM2.41m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.76m
9:46PM0.93m
10:16AM0.79m
10:44PM0.97m
11:09AM0.82m
11:39PM0.98m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
3
11
2
1
1
1
15
9
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
8
8
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
3
5
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
226
291
217
149
113
85
68
48
33
21
33
19
21
22
40
41
60
69
92
68
66
92
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
33
32
20
20
22
22
13
13
13
7
14
5
6
5
7
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
2
5
20
13
3
4
10
14
1
5
3
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
W
6
1.9
W
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
473
471
476
677
541
505
553
517
301
228
207
123
119
138
126
98
70
83
83
83
64
35
21
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
505
505
570
496
110
136
252
136
153
148
97
172
178
172
21
188
283
283
275
275
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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