Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	176	169	121	120	120	118	81	81	80	79	79	67	38	35	34	34	34	33	31	30	29	29	28
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	NNW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide				11:13AM2.82m				11:41PM2.95m					12:02PM2.75m				00:27AM2.85m				12:49PM2.66m
Low Tide		4:52AM0.54m				5:03PM0.49m				5:39AM0.56m				5:49PM0.58m					6:24AM0.60m				6:35PM0.69m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	14	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	15	13	13	13	12	11	11	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	9	10	10	12	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	12	10	11	11	10	9	9	13	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	176	169	121	120	120	118	81	81	80	79	79	67	38	35	34	34	34	33	31	30	29	29	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 9	N 8	N 9	N 8	N 7
kJ	5	5	5	5	11	6	12	12	12	12	5	12	6	6	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	13	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NE 8	W 17	NW 18	W 18	NW 18	NE 9	NW 18	NE 8	NE 8	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	2	10	11	10	10	2	5	12	7	13	3	12	3	3	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	41	15	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	8	9	5	8	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	7	7
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7

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