Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
19.7° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)788877777777777551111114544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3923201931601551501219781646465666651876186373728594638
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
SSE
5
SE
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
2.40
9:38PM
2.47
9:56AM
2.36
10:30PM
2.44
10:49AM
2.28
11:24PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
-0.03
4:00AM
0.14
4:20PM
0.01
4:53AM
0.18
5:13PM
0.08
5:50AM
0.25
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:46-----
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--231-----1-------------
Temp. °C151717151514131315171614121212121213141414131212
Feels °C (?)121515141412111215161310676788101110888
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