Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
E
11
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
43
32
30
21
21
12
11
11
18
25
22
27
61
40
18
10
10
18
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:43PM2.18m
8:56AM2.04m
9:21PM2.21m
9:37AM2.06m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.38m
3:14PM0.29m
3:46AM0.34m
3:54PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
11
12
11
10
9
7
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
6
8
9
8
7
4
6
5
5
5
3
5
7
8
8
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