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Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
120 | 118 | 108 | 80 | 38 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 146 | 180 | 176 | 159 | 119 | 105 | 62 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 35 | 66 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.84m | 3:29AM2.02m | 4:04PM1.94m | 4:23AM2.10m | 4:59PM2.07m | 5:16AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.53m | 9:59AM0.42m | 10:16PM0.48m | 10:50AM0.31m | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:42AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 120 | 118 | 108 | 80 | 38 | 58 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 159 | 119 | 105 | 62 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 66 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | N 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 8 | N 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | ESE 3 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | SE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 146 | 180 | 176 | — | 6 | 22 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 17 | — | 3 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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