Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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 Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
9
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2
E
8
1.6
NE
10
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
E
8
1.4
NE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
858
858
551
1016
1121
478
480
1057
428
400
756
709
614
530
520
509
380
334
295
253
226
172
168
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
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
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:32PM2.01m
2:01AM2.16m
2:34PM1.96m
2:58AM2.09m
3:34PM1.95m
3:52AM2.04m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.31m
7:50PM0.35m
8:31AM0.35m
8:48PM0.44m
9:27AM0.37m
9:46PM0.49m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
Energy kJ
495
495
348
551
395
394
439
480
374
400
400
471
496
614
530
520
509
380
334
295
253
226
172
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.3
N
11
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
39
21
68
68
83
33
38
38
38
38
38
39
39
39
86
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
9
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.4
E
5
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
2
ENE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.4
E
8
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
840
858
858
109
1016
1121
478
466
1057
428
338
756
709
266
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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