Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

15.6°C

Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	308	341	277	260	218	213	168	160	134	131	119	103	89	87	67	67	67	67	66	51	51	52	52
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	ESE	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		6:51AM2.48m					7:20PM2.63m				7:50AM2.56m				8:12PM2.68m				8:42AM2.64m				9:00PM2.71m
Low Tide				12:48PM0.68m					1:21AM0.64m				1:43PM0.63m				2:12AM0.56m				2:33PM0.60m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	11	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	308	341	277	260	218	213	168	160	134	131	119	103	89	87	67	67	67	67	66	51	51	52	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	NW 17	NW 18	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	N 11	NW 17	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	SE 6
kJ	2	6	6	6	6	2	3	3	3	12	13	6	6	5	2	12	2	2	2	2	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	N 10	NW 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	W 17	W 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	W 17	N 10
kJ	6	9	9	2	2	5	5	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	6	5	2	2	2	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	2	4	4	7	8	13	15	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	61	61	61	21	45	31	31	83	83	83	31	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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