Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
SW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121111111111114101010141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5251472525251111109999914999161614141313
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C151517181917161616161718171615141415161919171616
Feels °C (?)10911121413131213121213111212111213151716161514
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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