Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35PM2.35m | 6:41AM2.26m | 7:21PM2.43m | 7:30AM2.35m | 8:03PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM1.05m | 12:38PM0.90m | 1:08AM0.95m | 1:24PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 10 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | W 16 | W 15 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 547 | 531 | 83 | 41 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 83 | 31 | 31 |
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