Fairway Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.94° S 173.49° E

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairway Reef sea temperature is

16.7°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairway Reef at 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s
Evening (30 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 10	NE 9	NE 15	N 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 18	N 18	NE 8	ENE 3	E 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4	4	4	4	3	3	8	18	3	3	3	6	6	3	9	13	20	20	20	20	20	19	17
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:13PM2.84m				00:33AM2.69m					1:06PM2.80m				1:28AM2.63m				2:02PM2.73m
Low Tide		5:40AM0.34m				6:14PM0.56m				6:31AM0.41m					7:10PM0.61m				7:25AM0.49m				8:07PM0.66m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	16	17	17	16	15	14	13	14	15	16	18	17	14	14	13	13	16	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	8	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	10	12	13	14	11	11	10	10	13	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NNW 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	WSW 4	WSW 4	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 16	N 15
kJ	9	5	4	4	2	14	22	18	17	9	9	4	4	6	1	7	7	7	3	3	3	19	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 5	N 10	N 10	NE 6	NE 9	NNW 8	WNW 5	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	ENE 9
kJ	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	5	20	20	20	20	20	3	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 15	NE 9	NE 9	—	NW 12	N 18	N 18	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 18	W 17	W 16	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	E 5
kJ	3	4	4	4	3	3	8	3	3	—	5	6	6	2	2	2	12	6	5	2	6	6	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3	NE 2	ENE 3	E 4	E 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	6	8	11	24	54	48	39	21	16	9	6	2	2	1	9	13	7	3	3	3	2	2	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	The Glen Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	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	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	458	463	565	565	565	565	565	694	471	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	49	49	61	61	61	49
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland										Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Scott Point	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	The Box
Rating (10 max)										5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Scott Point Northland	Te Paki Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	2	1	2	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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