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Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
18.8° 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: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
482 | 558 | 454 | 359 | 245 | 206 | 247 | 323 | 364 | 345 | 336 | 268 | 270 | 268 | 277 | 314 | 336 | 367 | 336 | 307 | 345 | 338 | 441 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:22AM2.50m | 5:57PM2.45m | 6:19AM2.60m | 6:56PM2.60m | 7:15AM2.69m | 7:51PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.66m | 00:00AM0.75m | 12:31PM0.53m | 00:56AM0.65m | 1:23PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | W 21 | W 20 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
482 | 558 | 454 | 359 | 245 | 206 | 247 | 323 | 364 | 345 | 336 | 268 | 270 | 268 | 277 | 314 | 336 | 367 | 336 | 307 | 345 | 338 | 441 | 491 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 7 | 7 |
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