Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 4PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (25 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
1
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1
E
11
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3578
3414
3190
2979
2778
2479
2417
1837
1630
1220
1045
849
652
502
414
388
349
230
230
230
211
211
203
176
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
3:36PM2.44m
4:04AM2.56m
4:36PM2.42m
4:56AM2.51m
5:33PM2.44m
5:47AM2.48m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.72m
9:26PM0.80m
10:03AM0.73m
10:23PM0.84m
10:55AM0.72m
11:20PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:23
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2102
1837
1630
1220
1045
849
652
502
414
388
349
230
230
230
211
211
203
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
121
119
195
164
177
184
112
112
220
175
175
174
136
106
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
3578
3414
3190
2979
2778
2479
2417
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
31
31
31
31
228
31
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
0
0
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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