Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:47AM2.29m | 3:41PM2.27m | 3:42AM2.21m | 4:44PM2.25m | 4:43AM2.18m | 5:43PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.96m | 9:27PM1.11m | 9:49AM1.02m | 10:28PM1.14m | 10:49AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
16 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NW 16 | NE 10 |
6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 15 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 16 | NE 10 | NW 14 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 55 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 15 | 15 | 547 | 547 | 83 | 83 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 572 | 569 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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