Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
SW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
Period(s) (?)11111111111141010141414141313131212121212667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10999991499161616141413131212111111237355639
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1------------------12
Temp. °C161618181816151514141519191716151516181919181818
Feels °C (?)121214141212121212121417161615131213141414131313
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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