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Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 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 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
712 | 769 | 757 | 746 | 668 | 504 | 390 | 378 | 289 | 211 | 193 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 188 | 324 | 375 | 485 | 352 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.95m | 1:12PM1.78m | 1:44AM1.95m | 2:08PM1.79m | 2:36AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.53m | 7:22AM0.61m | 7:32PM0.56m | 8:14AM0.58m | 8:25PM0.56m | 9:06AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 712 | 769 | 757 | 746 | 668 | 504 | 390 | 378 | 289 | 211 | 193 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 188 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SSW 4 | S 3 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 6 | NW 6 | — | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 47 | 2 | 324 | 375 | 485 | 352 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 68 |
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