Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 6 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

18.1°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 15							Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	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	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	163	159	174	179	120	136	143	113	91	92	157	186	232	222	222	194	190	181	141	141	137	113	113	111	101	80
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	E	NNE	NNW	W	SW	SSW	SW	SW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	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					1:01PM2.47m				1:08AM2.31m				1:42PM2.42m				1:50AM2.27m				2:26PM2.37m				2:36AM2.23m
Low Tide		6:27AM0.81m					7:06PM0.93m				7:10AM0.87m				7:52PM0.96m				7:56AM0.92m				8:40PM0.96m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	8:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7
Temp °C	14	15	19	18	19	19	17	16	15	15	18	20	20	19	16	16	16	17	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	18
Feels °C	13	14	19	18	20	20	17	17	15	15	17	17	17	17	15	16	15	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	163	159	174	179	120	136	143	113	91	86	157	186	232	222	222	194	190	181	141	141	137	113	113	111	101	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 14	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	11	11	11	10	45	43	29	59	60	92	22	22	10	10	10	17	8	8	8	8	8	14	9	9	9	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 20	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 10	N 14	N 13	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	7	7	7	7	10	9	10	10	10	10	21	21	20	18	17	8	17	17	17	16	15	8	14	14	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	W 7	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4
kJ	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	3	4	4	4	11	16	17	22	27	25	18	18	24	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1
Distance (km)	7	7	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	110	136	136	121	0	110	122	139
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Daniels Reef	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Omaha Beach and Bar	Forestry	Forestry	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Ruakaka
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Loisell's East Cape	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Clark Island Coromandel	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	1	1	5	4	4	2	5	4	4	4	3	5	9	9	5	3
Header Global	Cojo United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Cojo United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Kaka Point New Zealand	Boners United States	Mavericks United States	Boners United States	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	El Capitan United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	El Capitan United States	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	5	9	8	9	9	6	6

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