Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.1
NE
12
0.8
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
83
44
113
57
28
18
7
18
18
7
10
7
10
6
6
16
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21PM2.21m
9:37AM2.06m
9:59PM2.22m
10:19AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.34m
3:54PM0.30m
4:25AM0.31m
4:35PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
7
10
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
5
5
2
5
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
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