Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
121
134
145
98
82
60
41
27
25
15
15
11
10
9
8
9
10
9
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM2.11m
3:51AM2.02m
4:32PM2.17m
4:56AM2.07m
5:32PM2.25m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.46m
10:15AM0.31m
10:57PM0.39m
11:17AM0.26m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
11
9
11
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
8
9
10
8
5
7
8
9
7
7
8
8
9
11
10
12
11
8
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