Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
18
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM1.96m
6:33PM2.09m
7:03AM2.09m
7:19PM2.19m
7:50AM2.21m
8:05PM2.27m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.43m
12:28PM0.46m
00:57AM0.31m
1:17PM0.37m
1:42AM0.20m
2:05PM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
18
19
17
14
14
13
12
15
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
13
11
12
14
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
16
17
14
12
13
12
11
14
15
14
14
11
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