Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
7
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
81
72
66
41
42
41
23
22
21
21
21
21
16
35
55
53
49
48
51
52
53
54
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:28AM1.85m
4:10PM1.88m
4:21AM1.83m
5:02PM1.91m
5:13AM1.85m
5:52PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.51m
10:22PM0.67m
10:43AM0.51m
11:16PM0.66m
11:34AM0.49m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
3
3
3
4
3
3
5
7
7
8
9
8
7
5
5
5
3
3
6
7
7
7
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