Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NE
1.7
NNE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.4
NNE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131414141515151414141413121211111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9889891042987189022542679290133053674881796551044913097139951601919270555231621649450263231187
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
25
SSE
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
1.80
1:28AM
1.88
1:45PM
1.76
2:23AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.64
7:15PM
0.56
7:53AM
0.68
8:09PM
0.59
8:50AM
0.67
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00-------6:00----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------161672314101-----
Temp. °C181920191919191919191919202021212121191919181817
Feels °C (?)171819171715151413121313141314152018141416161716
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