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Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | |
90 | 74 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:43AM2.01m | 5:20PM1.99m | 5:31AM1.99m | 6:06PM2.03m | 6:16AM1.99m | 6:49PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.38m | 11:31PM0.53m | 11:53AM0.37m | 00:19AM0.52m | 12:36PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
90 | 74 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | E 9 | N 11 | N 11 |
38 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
10 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 21 | 31 | 56 | 83 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 110 | 96 | 175 |
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