Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
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)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.3
E
10
0.6
SE
4
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
24
17
10
8
9
30
68
170
228
253
345
309
213
119
98
67
45
38
29
20
14
13
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
0
S
5
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:45AM2.18m
00:21AM2.29m
12:45PM2.08m
1:22AM2.20m
1:49PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.25m
6:09PM0.18m
6:49AM0.32m
7:08PM0.27m
7:52AM0.38m
8:10PM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
3
9
3
3
9
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
3
17
8
8
9
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
67
45
38
29
20
14
13
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
9
8
3
2
6
9
7
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
1
7
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
32
24
12
10
6
1
30
68
170
228
253
345
309
213
119
98
5
4
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
Distance (km)
77
25
25
77
36
36
5
5
36
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
5
5
36
77
14
68
58
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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