Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.0°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).
	Thu 10					Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	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)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	29	53	54	53	53	73	46	49	46	45	44	44	43	44	26	45	18	18	28	17	17
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:07AM2.61m				7:37PM2.76m				8:03AM2.70m				8:28PM2.83m				8:53AM2.76m
Low Tide			1:05PM0.58m				1:37AM0.60m				1:56PM0.52m				2:27AM0.52m				2:43PM0.50m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	14	12	11	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	12	11	11	11	9	7	7	6	5	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 14	NE 9	NE 9	NW 5	NW 5	NE 13	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	21	53	20	21	29	10	46	49	46	45	44	44	43	44	17	45	18	18	28	17	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 9	NE 14	NE 14	NE 9	NE 14	NW 6	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	29	13	54	53	21	73	5	21	21	22	16	15	15	15	26	16	8	8	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	ENE 7	NE 16	NNE 16	NE 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 6	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	1	5	10	25	53	11	13	3	21	21	18	18	18	18	18	16	15	15	14	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4
kJ	—	4	12	32	3	8	13	27	41	45	39	32	21	32	46	29	19	29	32	21	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	0	0	102	7	7	15	7	7	188	7	7	15	15	15	7	15	45	45	45	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Pakiri beach	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach	Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	6	7	7	5	1	2	1	3	4	1	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8

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