Fairway Reef Surf Break

Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
17.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
14
17
16
26
26
48
53
70
80
107
151
163
173
242
291
346
372
421
433
426
360
354
338
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
off
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:47AM2.82m
9:23PM2.99m
9:44AM2.85m
10:19PM3.02m
10:40AM2.84m
11:13PM3.00m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.59m
2:48PM0.35m
3:25AM0.55m
3:42PM0.35m
4:20AM0.54m
4:34PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:31
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7:31
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—
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7:31
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—
—
—
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7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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5:21
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—
—
—
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5:21
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—
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—
—
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5:21
—
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5:21
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
16
13
13
12
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
11
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
10
10
11
12
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
14
17
16
26
26
48
53
70
80
107
151
163
173
242
291
346
372
421
433
426
360
354
338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
9
1
20
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
50
11
11
3
3
3
9
9
9
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
14
—
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
—
—
—
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
—
—
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
11
4
—
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
—
—
—
3
3
3
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
—
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
—
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
4
8
9
7
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Waipapakauri Beach
Northland
Baylys Beach
Northland
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Taupo Bay
Northland
Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Coopers Beach
Northland
Coopers Beach
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Fairway Reef
Northland
Coopers Beach
Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
31
122
41
41
41
41
21
15
0
7
0
15
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Baylys Beach
Baylys Beach
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
The Ledge
The Ledge
The Ledge
The Ledge
Moureeses
Moureeses
Moureeses
The Ledge
The Ledge
The Ledge
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Moureeses
Moureeses
The Ledge
Moureeses
Moureeses
Moureeses
Moureeses
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Weld Road
Taranaki
Stent Road
Taranaki
Stent Road
Taranaki
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Fox River
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Westport Breakwater
West Coast South Island
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Otago
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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New Zealand
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Australia
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Australia
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Mexico
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Indonesia
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Indonesia
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Indonesia
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Cape St Martin
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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