Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	E 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 6	N 14	E 16	N 14
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	7	5	14	14	13	12	12	11	25	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	3	34	4	5	4
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:07AM2.47m				8:26PM2.59m				8:56AM2.60m				9:14PM2.67m				9:44AM2.71m
Low Tide		1:42AM0.65m				2:03PM0.69m				2:30AM0.52m				2:51PM0.60m				3:17AM0.41m				3:40PM0.54m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	8	7
Temp °C	14	15	16	17	17	18	17	15	14	14	14	16	17	18	17	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	13	14	15	14	14	15	13	12	13	13	15	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 3	NNW 3	E 12	E 11	E 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	E 11	NNE 6	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	7	7	7	5	5	14	13	12	12	11	2	2	10	10	10	6	6	6	9	2	34	2	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 13	E 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 12	E 12	NNE 10	NE 7	NE 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 10	NE 9	E 11	N 10	N 10	N 11
kJ	5	5	5	5	14	5	5	5	4	4	25	11	10	2	2	9	9	9	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	E 14	E 13	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	NE 10	NNE 10	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 14	E 16	N 14
kJ	1	1	4	4	5	5	1	1	1	1	4	10	2	4	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	4	7	7	11	17	34	61	63	140	185	187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Loisell's East Cape	Forestry Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	31	31	31	31	92	41	41	31	31	31	31	547	83	83	153	463	162	122	409	580	178	121	102	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	Herangi Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes		Te Paki	Scott Point	Forestry		Forestry	Baylys Beach			Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	1		1	3			1	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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