Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.7°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Evening (30 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 10	N 9	NE 15	N 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	N 18	NE 9	NE 8	ENE 3	E 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	8	18	3	3	3	6	3	23	8	14	20	20	20	20	20	19	17
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide	11:41PM2.73m				12:13PM2.84m				00:33AM2.69m					1:06PM2.80m				1:28AM2.63m				2:02PM2.73m
Low Tide			5:40AM0.34m				6:14PM0.56m				6:31AM0.41m					7:10PM0.61m				7:25AM0.49m				8:07PM0.66m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	16	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	15	17	18	17	15	14	13	13	16	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	8	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	10	13	14	14	13	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 4	NNW 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	SW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 16	ENE 9
kJ	17	9	5	4	4	2	14	22	18	17	9	5	4	2	5	1	3	7	7	7	3	3	19	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 5	N 10	N 10	NE 6	NE 9	NNW 8	WNW 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NW 6	NE 8	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	E 5
kJ	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	3	6	3	3	3	3	2	3	6	5	20	20	20	20	20	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 9	NE 15	NE 9	NE 9	NW 5	NW 12	N 18	NE 9	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 18	W 17	N 10	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	N 15
kJ	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	8	3	3	1	5	6	3	2	2	2	12	6	2	2	6	6	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	—	NE 8	ENE 3	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	4	3	7	11	20	43	45	31	21	17	13	6	2	—	23	8	14	8	3	5	3	3	2	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Anaura Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	314	463	463	565	571	577	565	577	471	426	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	49	61	61	61	61	49
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland											Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Te Paki	Herangi Beach	The Box
Rating (10 max)											5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	2	9	9	3	4	1	1	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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