Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.1°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	67	67	66	66	66	51	51	51	52	54	59	62	62	59	59	58	58	56	44	39	47	39	47	42
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				8:42AM2.64m				9:00PM2.71m				9:30AM2.69m				9:45PM2.71m					10:14AM2.72m
Low Tide		2:12AM0.56m				2:33PM0.60m				2:59AM0.51m				3:18PM0.58m				3:42AM0.49m					4:01PM0.60m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	20	18	17	16	16	16	16	19	19	18	16
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	67	67	66	66	66	51	51	51	52	54	59	27	62	59	59	58	58	56	44	39	47	39	47	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 17	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 6	N 10	NW 10	ENE 8	SE 6	NW 9	NNW 5	NNW 5	W 8	N 10	N 12	N 13	E 7	N 10	E 6	NW 4
kJ	12	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	62	1	3	15	15	1	2	3	3	1	2	1	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	W 17	N 11	N 11	W 16	N 11	N 10	SE 6	N 10	W 10	N 10	NW 10	W 9	N 10	W 8	W 8	N 10	N 14	N 10	E 7	N 14	E 6	W 11	NW 10
kJ	2	6	2	2	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	2	4	2	1	4	1	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WSW 3
kJ	2	4	5	7	10	15	19	22	29	33	35	—	28	24	—	—	9	15	16	21	21	18	15	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Takou Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	45	31	31	61	83	83	31	31	121	97	15	7	32	39	7	7	15	7	21	21	7	52	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Mangawhai Heads	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6

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