Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (08 May)7ft (2.1m)6s

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 Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.1
NE
14
1.2
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
154
123
76
92
310
361
378
410
503
600
629
712
757
757
689
594
504
390
299
294
218
166
140
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM1.87m
00:06AM1.98m
12:21PM1.81m
00:53AM1.95m
1:12PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.57m
5:56PM0.48m
6:33AM0.60m
6:42PM0.53m
7:22AM0.61m
7:32PM0.56m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
4
1
3
1
4
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
18
18
14
15
14
13
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
1.6
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
2
154
123
76
92
134
134
232
154
600
629
712
757
757
689
594
504
390
299
294
218
166
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
11
1.1
NE
14
1.2
NE
13
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
4
2
10
32
410
503
92
72
54
29
28
28
19
12
7
3
2
2
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
N
6
2.1
N
7
0.4
WNW
3
1
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Energy kJ
120
34
40
88
136
310
361
378
3
85
4
4
7
5
9
12
17
21
25
22
27
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
57
96
175
377
383
385
392
57
3
0
0
0
3
0
5
3
3
3
14
14
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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