Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
22.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
1
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
ENE
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)999788899889888999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1541622943226807037838567367327328359131035108612251342131114071341119810551067994
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.90
7:56AM
2.04
8:05PM
1.95
8:39AM
2.11
8:49PM
2.00
9:20AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.41
2:14PM
0.55
2:26AM
0.35
2:59PM
0.48
3:09AM
0.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset-8:39-------8:38-------8:38------
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rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
--111-22111111---1433211
Temp. °C212120191818181818181919181919191919191818191919
Feels °C (?)202017151212131213121413121312121212131112131314
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