
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 250 | 297 | 148 | 147 | 197 | 202 | 159 | 127 | 96 | 64 | 46 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM2.10m | 11:37PM2.01m | 12:08PM2.01m | 00:23AM1.90m | 12:58PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.30m | 5:41PM0.46m | 5:59AM0.40m | 6:27PM0.56m | 6:46AM0.49m | 7:18PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 232 | 135 | 147 | 197 | 202 | 159 | 127 | 96 | 64 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | N 9 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 63 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 6 | — | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | 2 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 184 | 250 | 297 | 148 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 45 | 59 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 86 | 86 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 271 | 342 | 279 |
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