Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
N
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1010101096141414141413131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1701351009488977020314413613212887835251472525251111109
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
20
W
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--22------12-1----------
Temp. °C182019181817161617181816151615151618181716161516
Feels °C (?)161817171716151515151513121110101012131314131213
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