
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 279 | 430 | 139 | 97 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27AM2.24m | 10:40PM2.13m | 11:08AM2.18m | 11:21PM2.05m | 11:50AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.33m | 4:59AM0.26m | 5:27PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.33m | 6:10PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 293 | 139 | 97 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | SW 3 | ENE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | — | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | N 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | 3 | 8 | 21 | 66 | 106 | 113 | 141 | 279 | 430 | 19 | 19 | 204 | 160 | 228 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 396 | 31 | 40 | 78 | 68 | 139 | 167 | 235 | 355 | 14 | 3 | 135 | 223 | 168 | 14 | 5 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 263 |
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