Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.6
E
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
21
19
18
25
22
12
31
71
113
193
302
224
224
198
198
187
197
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:03PM2.42m
5:29AM2.54m
6:01PM2.46m
6:21AM2.56m
6:54PM2.52m
7:09AM2.57m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.77m
11:30AM0.70m
11:52PM0.75m
12:20PM0.65m
00:43AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
19
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
6
5
5
11
11
11
11
11
25
22
5
9
9
9
9
224
224
224
198
198
187
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
16
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
13
13
6
11
11
2
8
8
19
8
2
5
3
14
14
14
14
9
9
9
25
11
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
16
0.1
E
8
0.2
N
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
14
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
6
5
12
6
9
9
2
21
1
18
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
14
14
21
21
21
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
5
2
2
2
6
12
31
71
113
193
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
41
41
41
41
41
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
6
6
6
6
6
7
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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