Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
60
48
48
37
48
177
195
187
167
142
186
172
163
117
94
60
54
67
75
107
112
88
88
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
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
on
on
on
High Tide
6:04AM2.10m
6:35PM2.09m
6:47AM2.10m
7:17PM2.14m
7:29AM2.10m
7:58PM2.17m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.30m
00:48AM0.42m
1:09PM0.27m
1:32AM0.40m
1:49PM0.26m
2:14AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.1
NE
13
0.7
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
61
60
48
48
37
38
7
57
24
17
17
10
10
11
35
26
52
54
67
75
107
112
88
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
11
25
12
25
11
12
3
10
9
9
9
5
5
4
11
11
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
8
8
9
7
7
7
2
7
7
7
5
3
6
6
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
2
2
2
9
17
48
177
195
187
167
142
186
172
163
117
94
60
47
26
24
15
27
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
8
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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