Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
1.5
N
6
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
15
18
18
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
15
194
131
74
51
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM2.27m
9:59PM2.20m
10:27AM2.24m
10:40PM2.13m
11:08AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.16m
4:03PM0.29m
4:19AM0.20m
4:45PM0.33m
4:59AM0.26m
5:27PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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6:37
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Temp °C
16
15
15
17
19
20
18
15
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
17
16
16
17
17
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
16
14
14
15
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
19
15
13
12
13
12
9
7
8
6
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