Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
111 | 72 | 77 | 52 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50PM2.27m | 9:12AM2.18m | 9:30PM2.28m | 9:54AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.22m | 3:28PM0.25m | 3:54AM0.19m | 4:11PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
111 | 72 | 77 | 52 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 13 |
— | — | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
51 | 45 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 189 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 90 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
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