Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
11
17
13
19
24
25
31
41
77
77
75
75
75
75
60
48
46
36
71
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:24AM2.09m
4:57PM1.98m
5:16AM2.09m
5:48PM2.03m
6:04AM2.10m
6:35PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.37m
11:10PM0.44m
11:42AM0.34m
00:02AM0.43m
12:27PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
15
13
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
11
0.6
ENE
6
0.2
N
11
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
23
25
10
41
77
77
75
75
75
75
60
48
46
36
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.3
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
10
22
4
12
12
23
23
10
10
11
25
12
25
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
10
10
9
9
4
8
8
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
11
11
11
17
13
19
24
31
2
3
5
21
28
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
68
68
40
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
61
3
3
3
3
5
8
68
68
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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