Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)8888814141414131313131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367277265217182148199196188170123123123123123848479464545254545
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
2.17
5:05AM
2.21
5:02PM
2.16
6:09AM
2.26
6:11PM
2.19
7:05AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.04
11:04AM
1.13
11:24PM
1.02
12:04PM
1.08
12:24AM
0.96
1:00PM
0.97
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-7:47-------7:46-------7:45------
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-----1----------------
Temp. °C232221202019201917181717171619212119161616161920
Feels °C (?)262523212019201713141312121215171716151615151819
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