Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.4° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	1	1	1	1	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 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	137	143	140	137	140	131	131	176	209	100	74	72	69	49	48	49	45	44	34	33	34	27	20	14
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:11AM2.55m				4:56PM2.54m				5:16AM2.58m					6:03PM2.65m				6:25AM2.64m
Low Tide		9:56PM0.88m				10:30AM0.67m				11:04PM0.86m				11:33AM0.62m					00:10AM0.80m				12:36PM0.56m


	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14
Feels °C	8	8	10	10	11	12	11	9	9	9	8	7	7	10	10	11	9	9	10	10	12	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 12	N 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	137	143	140	137	140	131	131	3	3	100	74	72	69	49	48	48	33	33	32	28	16	27	20	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 18	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	W 18	W 18	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	12	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	12	15	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	—	—	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	N 10	E 12	NE 10	N 11	NE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	3	6	5	5	5	5	7	—	—	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	3	4	2	6	12	12	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 3	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	3	1	—	2	—	—	—	176	209	36	45	45	43	45	47	49	45	44	34	33	34	1	3	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Onemana Coromandel	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	0	0	12	24	7	7	7	7	7	45	41	31	31	31	31	31	31	327	569	122
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach			Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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