Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
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
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
52
74
98
210
187
150
138
210
199
158
127
77
62
62
69
90
107
93
91
78
78
62
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
on
cross-on
on
on
on
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
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM2.09m
6:47AM2.10m
7:17PM2.14m
7:29AM2.10m
7:58PM2.17m
8:09AM2.10m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.42m
1:09PM0.27m
1:32AM0.40m
1:49PM0.26m
2:14AM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
13
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
48
48
37
35
98
48
17
16
10
10
10
11
15
34
40
62
69
90
107
93
91
78
78
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
12
25
11
12
7
10
9
9
9
5
5
4
11
11
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
9
7
7
7
3
7
7
7
5
3
6
6
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
3
31
52
74
56
210
187
150
138
210
199
158
127
77
62
35
26
23
9
27
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
8
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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