Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 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 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.2
NE
14
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
169
210
243
249
238
222
211
206
187
129
113
2
58
92
223
279
377
573
711
744
796
723
712
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
W
20
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM2.08m
10:51AM1.93m
11:21PM2.03m
11:34AM1.87m
00:06AM1.98m
12:21PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.52m
5:12PM0.43m
5:46AM0.57m
5:56PM0.48m
6:33AM0.60m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:30
5:29
5:28
1
4
3
7
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
15
14
17
16
17
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
1.5
N
7
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
129
113
2
58
92
134
137
140
205
711
744
796
723
712
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
14
1.2
NE
14
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
32
100
573
134
89
2
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
N
5
1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.1
N
7
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
N
7
1
NNW
6
1
N
6
Energy kJ
120
169
210
243
249
238
222
211
206
187
47
58
129
141
159
223
279
377
5
3
56
85
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
68
68
57
68
121
249
175
57
96
96
68
175
175
384
385
392
392
0
3
0
0
0
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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