Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Thursday 30							Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	NE 16	NE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	121	117	115	113	111	111	109	109	78	73	71	70	71	71	71	70	62	62	61	61	40	40	41
Wind (km/h)	N	W	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:39AM2.43m					9:13PM2.59m				9:20AM2.48m				9:50PM2.64m				9:59AM2.51m
Low Tide	2:21AM0.91m				2:33PM0.74m					3:03AM0.83m				3:13PM0.68m				3:44AM0.75m				3:53PM0.64m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	8	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	9	3	1
Temp °C	14	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	14	14	13	11	11	11	12	10	10	10	10	11
Feels °C	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	8	9	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNW 6	NNE 6	NW 7	N 6	NW 7	NNW 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 6	E 11	NNW 6	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	121	117	115	113	111	111	109	109	108	31	54	29	57	33	71	70	32	62	18	61	40	40	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 6	ESE 11	N 6	ESE 11	N 6	N 6	NW 7	N 6	E 11	WNW 6	E 11	NNW 6	N 5	NNW 5	NE 16
kJ	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	34	73	38	70	29	21	23	19	62	15	61	12	5	5	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 9	W 18	W 18	NE 19	ESE 12	NE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	N 6	NE 17	N 6	N 6	NE 16	NE 16	NW 6	NE 16	N 5
kJ	3	2	2	2	3	6	6	15	78	5	71	5	71	71	20	47	11	11	42	41	5	40	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	W 4	WNW 7	W 4	W 4	W 4	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 3	SE 4
kJ	7	19	11	21	40	73	117	167	193	82	12	96	9	21	14	38	—	—	—	—	2	8	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Anaura Bay East Cape	Marsden Point 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	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	12	0	0	110	110	232	565	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	7	232
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Mangawhai Heads	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki bar			Marsden Point	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1			1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Clark Island Coromandel	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	2	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Left Point Australia	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Arrawarra Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Sky Williams New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	9

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