Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is 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: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)777666666131313555551212126666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8657261312776633373705377833330214247226
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
1.96
5:22PM
2.11
5:45AM
2.00
6:12PM
2.15
6:35AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.47
11:08AM
0.38
11:46PM
0.42
12:02PM
0.35
12:36AM
0.36
12:51PM
0.32
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:15-------6:13-------6:11---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:15-------6:15
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----1------------------
Temp. °C131212121314151311111112131313131313131313141514
Feels °C (?)977789998999878777777899
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Daniels Reef (light winds from the W at Auckland 41 km from Daniels Reef). 0.7m 6s windswell from the N to make surfable waves.

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41 km away, 2 h 35 min ago

6 km/h
W
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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