Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (15 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
53
82
64
37
44
51
51
51
55
67
73
82
64
100
121
153
116
157
127
83
115
55
52
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:16AM2.18m
5:53PM2.20m
6:09AM2.27m
6:45PM2.33m
7:01AM2.34m
7:37PM2.44m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.19m
00:07AM0.31m
12:33PM0.08m
1:01AM0.23m
1:24PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
53
53
82
64
37
44
51
51
51
55
67
73
22
22
24
12
40
116
155
12
83
65
55
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
12
11
2
10
11
12
12
25
23
18
62
23
35
12
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
SE
4
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
E
6
1
E
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
8
68
47
12
11
1
2
2
4
82
64
100
121
153
17
157
127
28
115
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
8
36
32
32
36
5
5
5
5
8
8
68
68
68
68
68
4
5
36
36
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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