Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
47
29
16
12
9
8
8
15
29
28
16
7
9
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:04AM1.97m
12:34PM2.03m
00:49AM1.88m
1:22PM1.95m
1:38AM1.80m
2:13PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.42m
6:56PM0.56m
7:10AM0.49m
7:46PM0.62m
8:00AM0.56m
8:39PM0.66m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
9
10
13
14
14
11
11
11
11
13
17
18
14
12
12
12
12
14
18
18
15
12
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
8
10
10
7
7
8
8
9
14
14
10
9
10
9
10
11
17
16
12
9
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