Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.7°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	200	222	229	235	250	297	350	252	257	388	329	329	299	299	264	239	239	193	193	193	193	173	173	111
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				4:02PM2.61m				4:25AM2.45m				5:01PM2.58m				5:30AM2.44m				5:58PM2.57m				6:31AM2.47m
Low Tide	9:22AM0.66m					10:04PM0.72m				10:22AM0.71m				11:03PM0.71m				11:23AM0.74m				00:00AM0.67m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	16	17	18	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 7	N 12	N 12	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	14	13	13	12	250	12	11	252	257	388	329	329	299	299	264	239	239	193	193	193	193	173	173	111
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	N 12	E 15	E 15	N 12	ENE 8	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 7
kJ	4	4	4	5	12	4	4	3	149	11	3	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	—	—	E 16	—	—	E 14	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 10
kJ	2	2	—	—	5	—	—	4	11	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NNE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—
kJ	200	222	229	235	—	297	350	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	61	61	61	31	31	31	31	31	6	6	15	15	6	6	0	6	52	61	40	0	0	0	0	31
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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