Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	131	129	121	117	115	113	111	111	109	109	78	73	71	70	71	71	71
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	N	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	8:34PM2.53m				8:39AM2.43m					9:13PM2.59m				9:20AM2.48m
Low Tide			2:21AM0.91m				2:33PM0.74m					3:03AM0.83m				3:13PM0.68m


	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	14	13	11
Feels °C	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	10	11	10	10	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNE 6	N 6	NW 7	NW 7	ESE 11
kJ	131	129	121	117	115	113	111	111	109	109	78	73	29	28	37	23	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	N 9	NNE 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 6	NE 6	NNW 6	ESE 11	N 6	ESE 11	NW 7
kJ	3	3	2	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	22	10	23	70	28	71	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 12	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 9	W 18	W 18	NE 19	NE 12	NE 11	ESE 11	NW 6	ESE 11	N 6	N 6
kJ	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	6	6	15	5	5	71	10	71	20	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 4	W 4	W 4
kJ	—	3	7	15	11	21	30	42	73	122	212	141	91	104	20	19	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Marsden Point Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	31	31	31	31	12	0	0	110	110	121	346	136	0	0	0	0	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Twilight Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Mangawhai Heads	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki bar	Ngunguru Bar		Marsden Point	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	1	1	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	1
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Left Point Australia	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Arrawarra Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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