Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 14	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 13	N 13	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	161	145	76	76	73	75	58	59	52	103	73	188	188	144	120	65	66	66	39	38	64	56	87	61
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				6:52PM2.58m					7:28AM2.53m				7:43PM2.58m				8:18AM2.59m				8:31PM2.58m
Low Tide		12:23PM0.74m				00:53AM0.63m					1:17PM0.73m				1:43AM0.59m				2:07PM0.71m				2:29AM0.57m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:01
mm	—	4	4	1	1	4	6	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	16	16	16	15	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	15	18	17	16	16	15	16	16	15	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	N 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	NNE 6	ENE 8	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	161	5	76	76	73	75	58	59	52	103	45	20	188	144	120	64	60	43	39	27	44	49	41	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	NW 7	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	NE 12	N 16	NW 7	NW 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 6	N 6	N 13	N 13
kJ	2	2	17	7	7	7	5	12	52	20	45	5	20	13	14	23	33	48	31	36	19	18	87	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	W 10	WNW 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	NW 7	N 14	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 13	ENE 10	N 11
kJ	5	2	8	2	2	2	4	17	13	4	6	4	3	13	36	65	66	66	38	38	64	56	18	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	—	NW 7	N 6	NNE 7	NW 7	—	—	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 5
kJ	—	145	41	62	55	55	57	48	—	13	73	188	13	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Scott Point Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Whatipu Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1
Distance (km)	40	40	39	39	31	7	21	83	0	462	252	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	7	31	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	The Box	The Box	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	1			2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barbel Point South Africa	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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