Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 27 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 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
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
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
N
13
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
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
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
22
28
26
27
21
15
24
31
51
88
90
88
71
71
71
75
61
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:59PM1.95m
4:24AM2.09m
4:57PM1.98m
5:16AM2.09m
5:48PM2.03m
6:04AM2.10m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.44m
10:52AM0.37m
11:10PM0.44m
11:42AM0.34m
00:02AM0.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:40
5:38
5:37
5:37
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
16
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
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
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
23
22
10
88
90
88
71
71
71
75
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
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
0.1
N
16
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
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
Energy kJ
13
3
3
1
2
1
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
10
10
4
12
12
23
23
10
10
11
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
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
14
Energy kJ
1
1
7
7
6
6
2
6
2
6
6
6
5
2
2
10
9
9
4
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
E
3
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
3
1
2
22
28
26
27
21
15
24
31
51
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
195
58
77
68
68
68
68
36
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
5
3
3
3
3
5
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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