Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.2° 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 (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 14	ESE 13	E 12	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 18	E 17	E 17
Wave Graph
kJ	25	19	9	9	9	10	10	10	13	12	23	23	23	22	22	11	15	16	12	20	58	103	153	146
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NW	NW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:10PM2.89m				8:32AM2.80m					9:08PM2.98m				9:29AM2.85m				10:02PM3.02m				10:23AM2.86m
Low Tide	1:36PM0.49m				2:13AM0.64m				2:33PM0.43m					3:09AM0.58m				3:25PM0.41m				4:02AM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	18	16	15	14	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	17	15	14	13	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNW 6	NW 6	N 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	ESE 13	ESE 18	E 17	E 17
kJ	25	19	34	17	15	10	8	6	5	5	23	23	23	18	19	13	11	9	8	8	34	103	153	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NW 7	ESE 10	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNW 5	NNW 4	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	NE 10	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 13	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	10	21	9	4	9	10	10	10	13	12	2	2	4	22	22	11	4	16	10	20	58	33	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 10	ESE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	ESE 10	E 12	ESE 10	N 4	NNW 4	NE 10	NNE 9
kJ	5	10	4	9	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	12	4	4	4	15	10	12	10	1	4	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pataua Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	138	15	31	31	31	31	31	61	83	41	41	49	49	49	41	127	15	15	21	15	0	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Tawharanui	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Te Paki	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	1	1	1	4	1	1	4	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	7	5	4	5	5	5	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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