Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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)
2.1
N
7
1.1
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
6
2.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
451
543
629
712
769
757
746
668
504
390
378
289
211
193
138
138
105
93
91
64
141
239
491
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM1.98m
12:21PM1.81m
00:53AM1.95m
1:12PM1.78m
1:44AM1.95m
2:08PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.60m
6:42PM0.53m
7:22AM0.61m
7:32PM0.56m
8:14AM0.58m
8:25PM0.56m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
3
2
1
1
5
Temp °C
17
15
16
18
18
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
15
15
12
12
12
10
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.3
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
295
217
543
629
712
769
757
746
668
504
390
378
289
211
193
138
138
105
93
91
64
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
363
451
117
77
57
31
29
30
18
11
6
6
2
2
2
14
14
13
13
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
0.5
WNW
3
1.3
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
6
2.1
E
7
Energy kJ
414
6
158
3
4
44
18
4
9
9
10
23
29
43
40
31
25
17
4
141
239
491
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
5
8
14
14
99
14
14
14
5
5
3
36
36
36
36
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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