Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
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 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s 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)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
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 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	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
Wave Graph
kJ	9	10	10	10	13	12	23	23	23	22	22	11	11	16	15	41	58	103	153	146	195	198	193	188
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	NW	NW	NW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:32AM2.80m					9:08PM2.98m				9:29AM2.85m				10:02PM3.02m				10:23AM2.86m				10:53PM3.01m
Low Tide	2:13AM0.64m				2:33PM0.43m					3:09AM0.58m				3:25PM0.41m				4:02AM0.55m				4:15PM0.43m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	16	14	13	12
Feels °C	13	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	ESE 13	ESE 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	15	10	8	6	5	12	23	23	23	22	4	4	6	5	4	3	34	103	153	146	195	198	193	188
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NE 10	NNW 4	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 13	WNW 4	NW 4	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8
kJ	9	10	10	10	13	2	2	2	4	2	22	11	11	16	10	41	58	33	1	1	7	7	6	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	NNW 4	NW 4	ESE 9	NNE 9	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NE 9
kJ	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	10	15	10	2	2	8	8	1	1	1	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay 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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	31	31	31	31	31	61	83	41	49	49	49	41	41	104	15	15	21	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Pareparea Bay	Pareparea Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	1	1	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Arawhata Taranaki	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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