Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.8°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	63	63	63	37	37	37	37	36	37	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	40	93	123	159	102	99
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	NE	E	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide	11:45PM2.54m				12:14PM2.59m				00:22AM2.46m				12:52PM2.51m				00:59AM2.37m					1:31PM2.42m
Low Tide			5:39AM0.63m				6:03PM0.79m				6:17AM0.72m				6:46PM0.88m				6:57AM0.81m					7:32PM0.95m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—
mm	—	—	1	5	3	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	16	16	14	12	12	10	10	12	15	14	14	12
Feels °C	15	13	12	10	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	11	10	12	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 8	E 8	NE 9	E 6
kJ	63	63	63	37	251	143	99	36	37	24	24	64	34	21	14	14	23	24	25	24	123	100	22	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	W 15	W 14	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	N 11	N 11	NW 16	NW 11	NW 11	NE 10	NW 12	NE 10	NE 9	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NE 10	N 17	NE 10
kJ	2	4	4	—	37	37	37	2	2	10	5	33	24	37	23	23	6	6	1	1	24	23	6	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	—	—	—	N 12	E 16	E 15	E 15	W 17	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NW 12	NE 10	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NE 13	N 18	N 18	W 6	N 17
kJ	5	—	—	—	3	5	5	4	6	2	2	24	34	23	39	14	14	5	5	7	6	6	1	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7	WSW 4	W 4	W 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 6	—	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7
kJ	52	133	272	610	9	24	70	238	211	223	156	17	15	20	9	12	12	10	40	93	—	159	102	99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Loisell's East Cape	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Waipu River Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	121	332	580	32	15	97	21	21	121	342	148	15	127	7	7	41	41	122	15	51	18	32	0	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar			Houhora Harbour Bar	Takou Bay	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar		Omaha Beach and Bar	Takou Bay	Waipu Cove	The Ledge	Taipa Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Baylys Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1			2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Back Strands Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haakgat South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Beach Road South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Tokomaru Bay New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5

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