Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
73
72
72
46
46
45
248
273
212
107
89
60
46
47
35
34
23
22
12
12
11
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:33AM1.97m
8:03PM2.14m
8:15AM2.01m
8:43PM2.18m
8:56AM2.04m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.50m
1:52PM0.34m
2:25AM0.44m
2:34PM0.30m
3:06AM0.38m
3:14PM0.29m
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rain showers
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
9
10
7
7
7
6
6
8
9
9
9
8
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