Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.0°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NNE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	ENE 14	NNE 13	NE 12	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	46	49	46	45	44	44	43	43	26	45	23	18	28	17	44	33	27	20	17	37	17	17	17
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:03AM2.70m				8:28PM2.83m				8:53AM2.76m					9:14PM2.85m				9:40AM2.78m
Low Tide	1:37AM0.60m				1:56PM0.52m				2:27AM0.52m				2:43PM0.50m					3:12AM0.48m				3:27PM0.52m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	11	10	10	12	13	14	15	14	12
Feels °C	6	5	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	8	8	8	7	8	9	10	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 13	ENE 9	NNE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	46	49	46	45	44	44	43	43	16	45	16	18	28	17	44	33	27	16	16	37	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	ENE 9	NNE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 14	E 9	E 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	13	21	21	22	16	15	15	15	26	16	18	16	8	8	8	8	7	20	6	6	17	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	ENE 13	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 12	ENE 9	ENE 13	N 14	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	5	21	21	21	18	18	18	18	18	16	23	15	14	14	14	15	6	8	17	4	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	21	38	47	47	34	24	16	24	46	29	16	19	20	15	6	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Black Swamp Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1
Distance (km)	167	7	7	313	7	7	7	15	15	7	15	45	15	41	21	21	21	21	21	44	45	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Forestry	Pakiri beach	Pakiri beach		Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	7	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	3	4	1	4	7	7	4	4	4	4	7	9	8	6
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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