Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
19.3° 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: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
N
14
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
16
16
15
12
5
6
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
29
19
19
13
12
13
51
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
2:55PM1.95m
3:27AM2.10m
3:59PM1.95m
4:24AM2.09m
4:57PM1.98m
5:16AM2.09m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.41m
9:13PM0.41m
9:55AM0.40m
10:14PM0.44m
10:52AM0.37m
11:10PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:42
5:40
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
12
16
16
14
13
14
14
12
13
13
15
14
13
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
18
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
16
16
14
12
5
5
5
3
13
13
13
2
12
11
11
11
11
13
9
11
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
NE
9
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
16
15
15
4
4
3
14
13
3
3
2
12
1
6
6
6
6
11
12
13
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
4
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
6
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
1
2
4
6
6
3
2
7
29
19
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
58
70
58
14
14
14
123
58
168
181
195
77
77
68
68
68
68
68
77
36
14
14
14
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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