Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
4
NE
10
3
NE
11
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1383
1321
1575
1874
2053
2152
2322
2402
2536
2890
2170
3183
3299
3569
3811
3790
3627
3543
3261
3199
2970
2702
2522
2232
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:19AM2.78m
1:40PM2.57m
2:15AM2.69m
2:37PM2.49m
3:10AM2.62m
3:36PM2.44m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.66m
7:34PM0.64m
8:15AM0.70m
8:30PM0.73m
9:09AM0.72m
9:26PM0.80m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
3
NE
11
Energy kJ
7
12
12
24
39
66
2170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
4
NE
10
2.3
E
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1383
1321
1575
1874
2053
2152
2322
2402
2536
2890
1019
3183
3299
3569
3811
3790
3627
3543
3261
3199
2970
2702
2522
2232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
39
31
49
49
31
31
31
31
31
228
228
228
228
228
49
49
228
49
31
31
31
31
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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