Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.9°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 5	NE 10	NE 10	SE 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	30	25	25	107	113	92	72	54	42	27	26	25	24	23	24	25
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	ENE	N	E	S	S	SSW	S	S	NNW	ENE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross
High Tide				12:52PM2.51m				00:59AM2.37m					1:31PM2.42m				1:37AM2.29m				2:14PM2.34m
Low Tide		6:17AM0.72m				6:46PM0.88m				6:57AM0.81m					7:32PM0.95m				7:41AM0.90m				8:22PM1.01m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	16	14	12	11	10	10	13	15	14	14	12	11	12	11	14	18	18	17	13
Feels °C	6	7	8	10	9	8	7	5	6	6	8	11	11	12	9	8	10	8	12	15	17	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	24	24	66	35	15	15	10	24	25	25	25	113	92	72	54	42	27	15	14	15	15	14	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	NW 11	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NE 10	NE 10	NW 6	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	11	5	64	69	37	23	23	6	4	2	2	25	24	26	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	24	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NE 13	S 4	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15
kJ	2	2	24	24	23	37	14	13	5	5	7	1	6	6	6	5	21	20	20	20	19	18	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 6	WNW 6	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 4	SW 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—
kJ	249	263	42	52	34	24	19	30	17	24	107	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Waipu River Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks 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	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	121	97	153	7	7	7	127	148	21	15	51	45	39	0	7	7	0	15	15	41	41	41	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Daniels Reef	Omaha Beach and Bar	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Pataua	Pakiri beach	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Forestry	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	5

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