Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.2° 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 (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	13	12	23	23	23	22	11	11	11	16	15	41	58	103	153	146	195	198	193	191	176	169	167	120
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	W	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				9:08PM2.98m				9:29AM2.85m				10:02PM3.02m				10:23AM2.86m				10:53PM3.01m				11:13AM2.82m
Low Tide	2:33PM0.43m					3:09AM0.58m				3:25PM0.41m				4:02AM0.55m				4:15PM0.43m				4:52AM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—
	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	18	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	14	13	12	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	11	12	11	11	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 4	NNW 4	ESE 13	ESE 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	5	12	23	23	23	4	13	13	10	8	5	4	34	103	153	146	195	198	193	191	176	169	167	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 13	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 8	N 7	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	13	2	2	2	4	22	11	11	11	16	10	41	58	33	2	2	2	7	4	11	12	12	12	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	NNW 4	NNW 4	E 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NW 4	NW 5	NE 9	NE 10	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16
kJ	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	10	15	10	1	2	6	8	7	1	1	3	4	10	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	83	41	49	49	49	49	41	90	15	41	21	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Pareparea Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	4	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach Taranaki	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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