Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.2
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)15151515151091313888779999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44444433340417151513131313122020202019
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
2.40
1:35AM
2.28
2:11PM
2.36
2:23AM
2.24
3:03PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.82
7:35PM
0.95
7:43AM
0.88
8:26PM
0.97
8:36AM
0.92
9:20PM
0.97
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:26------
Sunset-----7:51-------7:52-------7:52--
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
161111---------------21--
Temp. °C191818161413131313131516171615141413151413131313
Feels °C (?)1517141076899101111131313121312131211121212
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