Daniels Reef surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 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)
0.3
E
10
0.6
SE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.7
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
8
10
8
7
36
149
176
219
218
193
170
112
98
80
64
46
35
34
27
21
21
22
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
S
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45AM2.18m
00:21AM2.29m
12:45PM2.08m
1:22AM2.20m
1:49PM2.00m
2:25AM2.14m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.18m
6:49AM0.32m
7:08PM0.27m
7:52AM0.38m
8:10PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
4
19
5
2
7
5
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
11
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
14
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
17
8
10
6
5
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
35
34
27
21
21
22
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
2
8
8
7
7
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
2
3
6
6
6
1
2
2
6
5
2
2
2
5
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.7
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
12
8
1
36
149
176
219
218
193
170
112
98
80
64
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
36
68
25
5
36
53
68
68
68
68
53
68
68
68
68
36
36
14
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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