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Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 128 | 110 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 2.69 | 8:19PM 2.68 | 8:39AM 2.77 | 9:09PM 2.80 | 9:28AM 2.81 | 9:59PM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26AM 0.60 | 1:54PM 0.44 | 2:15AM 0.51 | 2:42PM 0.33 | 3:04AM 0.46 | 3:29PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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