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Fairway Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fairway Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairway Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairway Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 72 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:35PM 2.41 | 7:00AM 2.58 | 7:28PM 2.55 | 7:50AM 2.69 | 8:19PM 2.68 | 8:39AM 2.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM 0.72 | 1:05PM 0.58 | 1:26AM 0.60 | 1:54PM 0.44 | 2:15AM 0.51 | 2:42PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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