Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.8°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	N 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	297	382	429	406	388	355	324	291	264	264	239	216	216	198	173	173	153	173	177	119	94	88	83	262	188	222	143
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	N	ESE	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:25AM2.45m				5:01PM2.58m				5:30AM2.44m				5:58PM2.57m				6:31AM2.47m				6:52PM2.58m
Low Tide	10:04PM0.72m				10:22AM0.71m				11:03PM0.71m				11:23AM0.74m				00:00AM0.67m				12:23PM0.74m				00:53AM0.63m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	—	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	16	16	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 6	WNW 9	NE 7	ENE 9	NNE 7
kJ	12	11	3	406	388	355	324	291	264	264	239	216	216	198	173	173	153	173	177	119	94	88	83	8	188	31	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 5	N 15	WNW 10	ENE 9	N 10	N 10	N 15	ENE 9
kJ	4	4	4	11	11	11	10	9	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	20	5	9	62	2	7	4	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	NNW 10	N 10	N 15	NW 9	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	2	17	3	4	4	2	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 5	N 5	NNW 6	NNE 7	NW 6	N 7	WNW 4
kJ	297	382	429	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	100	90	262	49	222	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	39	39	31	31	6	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	31	31	32	31	31	232	231	228	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach				Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	2	2				2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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