Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
1.5
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
124
214
213
183
179
154
130
112
81
74
89
127
112
164
155
131
117
93
93
90
67
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:23AM2.10m
2:02PM2.17m
2:26AM2.03m
3:07PM2.13m
3:33AM1.99m
4:13PM2.13m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.27m
8:29PM0.42m
8:52AM0.33m
9:35PM0.44m
9:57AM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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6:50
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7:25
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7:25
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7:27
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 mm
3
5
4
1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
8
6
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
12
10
10
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