Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

15.9°C

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (21 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 21					Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SW 4	SSW 4	ENE 10	ENE 10	N 11	N 11	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	11	10	10	10	27	23	23	23	22	20	19	19	18	18	14	13	10	10	4	4	6
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	ENE	NNE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide				4:03PM1.88m				4:29AM1.77m				4:56PM1.93m				5:24AM1.85m				5:46PM2.00m
Low Tide	9:49AM0.61m					10:30PM0.62m				10:44AM0.58m				11:22PM0.54m				11:37AM0.53m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	17	18	14	12	11	11	12	14	17	17	14	12	11	11	12	14	17	17	17	14
Feels °C	12	15	16	10	9	8	8	10	11	14	12	10	9	8	8	8	11	16	15	17	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9
kJ	11	10	10	10	27	23	23	23	22	20	19	19	18	18	10	10	10	10	4	4	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 13	N 12	ENE 9	ENE 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	—	—	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	3	3	7	3	8	9	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	—	—	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 15	NE 14	N 12	—	N 12	N 12	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	N 11	—	NE 12
kJ	—	9	7	3	—	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 3	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	1	1	5	6	4	5	4	2	3	7	12	13	14	13	8	2	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	77	195	195	58	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	70	195	195	195	195	77	195	195	195	68
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	9	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9	7

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