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Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
158 | 186 | 183 | 164 | 155 | 81 | 79 | 155 | 126 | 152 | 152 | 72 | 87 | 240 | 419 | 453 | 458 | 377 | 295 | 247 | 246 | 277 | 263 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:49PM2.24m | 4:25AM2.42m | 4:54PM2.32m | 5:22AM2.50m | 5:57PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.88m | 10:02PM0.91m | 10:42AM0.78m | 11:02PM0.84m | 11:37AM0.66m | 00:00AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
 kJ | 158 | 186 | 183 | 164 | 155 | 55 | 79 | 155 | 126 | 152 | 8 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | — | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 152 | 72 | 87 | 240 | 419 | 453 | 458 | 377 | 295 | 247 | 246 | 277 | 263 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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