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Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)999998888888888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2020202020181716171717182262786769555897115132132145
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
2.31
5:46PM
2.29
6:39AM
2.32
6:40PM
2.27
7:31AM
2.36
7:32PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
1.08
11:48PM
0.94
12:21PM
1.10
12:41AM
0.94
1:14PM
1.08
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:42-------8:42-------8:42--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1222-1----------
Temp. °C202122232323212121212222232220181817212424231817
Feels °C (?)222221222323212221212222232221191817212220211717
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