Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 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 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). 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 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.3
NE
14
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.4
NE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
238
222
211
206
187
129
113
123
58
92
134
275
404
331
621
778
821
905
891
734
637
496
390
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.93m
11:21PM2.03m
11:34AM1.87m
00:06AM1.98m
12:21PM1.81m
00:53AM1.95m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.43m
5:46AM0.57m
5:56PM0.48m
6:33AM0.60m
6:42PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
3
3
7
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
17
18
15
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
15
16
12
11
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
1.8
N
7
1.3
NE
14
1.5
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.6
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.4
NE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
2
2
129
113
123
58
92
134
163
134
285
621
778
821
905
891
734
637
496
390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.9
NE
14
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
10
32
45
331
123
68
56
50
38
58
49
20
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
2
2
9
9
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
Energy kJ
249
238
222
211
206
187
43
49
40
98
154
215
275
404
312
3
56
70
80
6
47
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
Distance (km)
68
249
272
57
96
96
96
68
365
384
385
385
385
189
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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