Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
20.3° 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 3PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
6.5
ENE
4
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.3
NNE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.5
N
1.2
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141415151414141413121211111011101010667714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351836748084869894001077596449563149015993306617023962681911911411411081671279485215
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
45
E
45
ESE
35
SE
40
SW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
1.76
2:23AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
0.68
8:09PM
0.59
8:50AM
0.67
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00------5:58-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---171578241321-------3----
Temp. °C192019191920212020212019191817171820211717161615
Feels °C (?)131413131413161416171614151515161718191515141513
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