Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0.4
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
1.9
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
NNW
7
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
15
297
349
183
108
81
94
84
57
29
15
16
37
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM2.24m
10:40PM2.13m
11:08AM2.18m
11:21PM2.05m
11:50AM2.11m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.20m
4:45PM0.33m
4:59AM0.26m
5:27PM0.40m
5:41AM0.33m
6:10PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:39
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6:37
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6:37
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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1
2
3
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1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
10
13
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
12
11
9
6
7
6
6
7
6
7
8
9
8
5
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