Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.2°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
93
137
144
158
164
164
151
148
145
127
99
92
90
70
69
67
65
49
41
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
0
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:16PM2.16m
5:45AM2.04m
6:13PM2.20m
6:42AM2.11m
7:04PM2.24m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.36m
11:43PM0.36m
12:02PM0.33m
00:39AM0.28m
12:58PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
13
17
17
15
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
15
13
11
10
11
11
11
13
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
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