Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 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 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). 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)15s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
4
NE
3
NE
2.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)13131314141415151514141414131212111111111010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20123066267932463355351187279004960110949119451246616392517524661172337268221198144144108165
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
1.88
1:45PM
1.76
2:23AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
0.56
7:53AM
0.68
8:09PM
0.59
8:50AM
0.67
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00------5:58-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------161981718711-------1
Temp. °C191919191919191920202121212120191918171718202119
Feels °C (?)171515141312131315141617181817141515151616181917
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