Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NE
0.2
N
1.3
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)81188888101010165677777776777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2430212015151417168420902392482291871711279712859223429
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
2.09
4:18PM
2.01
5:03AM
2.11
5:25PM
2.01
6:07AM
2.16
6:29PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.49
10:45PM
0.34
11:26AM
0.47
11:50PM
0.32
12:31PM
0.41
12:51AM
0.27
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:02-------8:00-------8:00--
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------12421----------
Temp. °C181921212222201918191919191919191819191920201717
Feels °C (?)192021202122201918181615151515151516171719211514
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