Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 am 14 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N 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 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
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	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 18
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	25	19	9	9	9	10	10	10	13	12	12	23	23	22	22	11	11	16	10	20	58	102
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	NW	NW	NW	SW	SE	ESE	SE	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:31AM2.72m				8:10PM2.89m				8:32AM2.80m					9:08PM2.98m				9:29AM2.85m				10:02PM3.02m
Low Tide			1:36PM0.49m				2:13AM0.64m				2:33PM0.43m					3:09AM0.58m				3:25PM0.41m				4:02AM0.55m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	16	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	12	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	NNW 6	NNW 5	NW 6	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	NNW 4	NW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	ESE 18
kJ	8	8	25	19	31	23	15	15	10	9	5	5	12	23	23	26	19	13	11	8	6	4	4	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NW 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNW 5	NNW 5	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	NE 10	ESE 13	N 4	ESE 14	ESE 13	NNW 4
kJ	5	5	10	21	9	9	4	10	10	10	13	12	2	2	4	22	22	11	4	16	3	20	34	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 18	ESE 13
kJ	4	4	5	10	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	4	4	4	4	10	10	10	58	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	WSW 2	—	—	—
kJ	75	61	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	14	10	1	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Waipu River 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	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	1	4	1	1	4	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	122	52	148	15	31	31	31	31	31	61	83	41	49	49	49	21	41	21	15	41	21	15	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Te Paki	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taupo Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	1	4	1	1	4	4	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	7	5	6	5	5	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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