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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 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
79 | 215 | 225 | 431 | 531 | 579 | 520 | 373 | 287 | 241 | 291 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 337 | 298 | 256 | 230 | 248 | 270 | 270 | 307 | 314 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:54PM2.32m | 5:22AM2.50m | 5:57PM2.45m | 6:19AM2.60m | 6:56PM2.60m | 7:15AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.84m | 11:37AM0.66m | 00:00AM0.75m | 12:31PM0.53m | 00:56AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | 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 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 11 |
56 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
79 | 215 | 225 | 431 | 531 | 579 | 520 | 373 | 287 | 241 | 291 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 337 | 298 | 256 | 230 | 248 | 270 | 270 | 307 | 314 | 307 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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