Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
123
101
74
56
40
31
15
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:53AM2.22m
11:17PM2.36m
11:44AM2.15m
00:05AM2.24m
12:36PM2.07m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.15m
5:45AM0.17m
6:00PM0.27m
6:33AM0.24m
6:50PM0.39m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
10
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
8
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