Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	10	19	14	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	13	12	12	23	11	11	11	11	11	19
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	NNW	NNW	NNW	ESE	E	ESE	SW	W	WNW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	7:08PM2.77m				7:31AM2.72m				8:10PM2.89m				8:32AM2.80m					9:08PM2.98m				9:29AM2.85m
Low Tide			1:14AM0.72m				1:36PM0.49m				2:13AM0.64m				2:33PM0.43m					3:09AM0.58m				3:25PM0.41m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	11	11	11	13	14	15	14	13	14	12	12	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	14	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	6	19	14	8	8	8	10	39	31	17	15	15	10	7	5	5	3	23	11	11	11	11	55	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 5	ESE 10	SE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 14
kJ	10	2	11	4	5	5	5	10	9	5	4	10	10	10	13	12	12	4	4	4	4	4	11	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 10	SE 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 19	NW 18	NW 17	E 14	NW 17	NE 10	ESE 10
kJ	2	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	4	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	14	12	12	4	11	4	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—
kJ	11	25	48	77	69	72	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	21	35	54	61	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	121	122	122	122	122	148	39	15	31	31	31	31	31	61	83	61	49	49	49	15	7	15	7	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	1	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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