Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 14	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	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	23	22	22	11	15	16	15	41	58	103	153	146	195	198	193	188	176	169	167	120	118	118	81	81
Wind (km/h)	E	NNW	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	W	WSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	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	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide				9:29AM2.85m				10:02PM3.02m				10:23AM2.86m				10:53PM3.01m				11:13AM2.82m				11:41PM2.95m
Low Tide		3:09AM0.58m				3:25PM0.41m				4:02AM0.55m				4:15PM0.43m				4:52AM0.54m				5:03PM0.49m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	17	18	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	14	12	11	11
Feels °C	14	15	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	11	12	11	11	9	10	13	13	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	NW 4	ESE 11	NW 4	NW 4	NW 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	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	23	22	22	16	11	5	5	3	34	103	153	146	195	198	193	188	176	169	167	120	118	118	81	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	NE 10	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 13	NNW 4	NNW 4	WNW 4	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 8
kJ	4	4	4	11	4	16	10	41	58	33	2	2	2	7	6	4	12	12	6	5	11	12	14	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NW 17	NW 17	NE 10	E 14	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	NNW 4	NNW 4	E 9	NE 9	NNE 8	NW 4	NW 4	NE 8	NE 10	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	W 16	W 16	W 17	W 18
kJ	2	12	12	4	15	10	15	10	2	2	6	3	7	1	1	2	4	10	11	10	5	5	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	—
kJ	—	4	16	17	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot 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	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	49	49	41	82	15	41	21	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	5	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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