Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.9°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	8s
Evening (31 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	N 18	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 3	ENE 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	3	6	3	3	9	10	20	20	20	20	20	19	31	107	146	167	172	196	208	244	233
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	SE	E	E	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:06PM2.80m				1:28AM2.63m				2:02PM2.73m				2:24AM2.56m				3:01PM2.66m
Low Tide					7:10PM0.61m				7:25AM0.49m				8:07PM0.66m				8:22AM0.58m				9:05PM0.70m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	18	18	17	14	14	14	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	10	14	14	14	11	11	11	10	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	SW 3	SW 3	—	NE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13
kJ	9	4	1	3	—	3	7	7	7	20	20	19	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NNW 6	NE 9	—	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	4	3	—	5	20	20	20	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	3	2	2	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	N 18	NE 8	W 4	N 17	NW 6	NW 18	W 17	N 10	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	N 10	N 9	E 12	E 12	N 12	N 12	—	E 11	—
kJ	5	6	3	1	6	2	12	6	2	2	6	6	2	2	3	3	3	3	—	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 3	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	E 4	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	3	1	—	—	9	10	6	5	5	4	4	4	31	107	146	167	172	196	208	244	233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	49	61	61	61	61	49	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	31
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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