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Fairway Reef ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Fairway Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Northland)

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Name: Fairway Reef
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: E Offshore Wind: W

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Overall Fairway Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Fairway Reef:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Taipa Bay 4 mi
Second closest break Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay 7 mi
Third closest break Karikari Beach 9 mi
Fourth closest break Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay 9 mi
Fifth closest break Puwheke Beach 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Fairway Reef:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4048 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4088 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4321 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4382 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4558 mi

Tide stations nearest to Fairway Reef:

Closest tide station Mangonui, New Zealand 4 mi
Second closest tide station Mangonui, New Zealand(2) 4 mi
Third closest tide station Sheigis Beacon, New Zealand 11 mi
Fourth closest tide station Sheigis Beacon, New Zealand(2) 11 mi
Fifth closest tide station Omaia Island, New Zealand 13 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Fairway Reef:

Closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 303 mi
Second closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 318 mi
Third closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 322 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 323 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 480 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Fairway Reef:

Closest city location Taipa (New Zealand) 3 mi
Second closest city location Ahipara (New Zealand) 24 mi
Third closest city location Houhora (New Zealand) 25 mi
Fourth closest city location Kerikeri (New Zealand) 33 mi
Fifth closest city location Waimate North (New Zealand) 34 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Fairway Reef is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Fairway Reef is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 53 km (33 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 122 km (76 miles) away.
Fairway Reef break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Fairway Reef, New-Zealand - Northland. Use the tab navigation above to view Fairway Reef sea temperature, Fairway Reef photographs, Fairway Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Fairway Reef webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Northland live weather stations and Fairway Reef tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Fairway Reef.