Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.3
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)988888881244449128888111111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5651343436362222261616231715141413121110109912
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
2.17
10:12AM
2.34
10:33PM
2.22
10:53AM
2.35
11:18PM
2.25
11:37AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.19
4:36PM
0.17
4:50AM
0.19
5:19PM
0.14
5:35AM
0.21
6:02PM
0.14
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:09-------8:08
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C192019161921212018161514172122201515141417202119
Feels °C (?)171918151617171715131111141920181314131315161716
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