Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 19 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (19 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	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 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	80	79	79	79	64	35	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	29	28	28	28	31	114	97	70	52	37
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	N	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					12:02PM2.75m				00:27AM2.85m				12:49PM2.66m				1:12AM2.73m				1:38PM2.55m
Low Tide		5:39AM0.56m				5:49PM0.58m					6:24AM0.60m				6:35PM0.69m				7:09AM0.66m				7:23PM0.81m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	14	14	13	12
Feels °C	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	13	12	13	12	10	10	9	8	10	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 6	E 6
kJ	80	79	79	79	64	35	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	29	28	28	28	31	14	13	13	52	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 9	N 9	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	ESE 12	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 7
kJ	5	12	5	12	13	6	12	12	12	12	7	6	6	8	8	7	4	28	4	3	4	6	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NW 18	NE 9	NW 18	W 17	NE 8	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	N 7	N 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	3	13	3	12	6	3	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	3	3	3	3	4	2	7	6	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	114	97	70	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	41	15	15	15	15	15	7	41	20	7	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Waipapakauri Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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