Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
10
1.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
1
E
4
1.4
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
138
107
93
93
66
65
62
246
565
620
441
509
151
123
96
101
79
75
30
104
229
297
265
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44AM1.95m
2:08PM1.79m
2:36AM1.97m
3:07PM1.84m
3:29AM2.02m
4:04PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.56m
8:14AM0.58m
8:25PM0.56m
9:06AM0.52m
9:20PM0.53m
9:59AM0.42m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
2
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
11
12
12
11
12
14
12
10
8
9
9
11
14
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
1.5
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
157
138
107
93
93
66
65
62
3
3
3
3
259
151
123
96
101
79
75
2
4
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
S
3
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
14
14
13
3
1
3
2
9
9
9
9
9
2
4
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
12
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
1.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
0.3
SE
2
1
E
4
1.4
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
27
23
24
21
8
2
1
1
246
565
620
441
509
1
30
104
229
297
265
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
14
5
5
3
5
36
70
72
72
68
36
45
0
60
5
5
36
36
68
68
68
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
2
4
2
1
4
3
4
1
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
8
8
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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