Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM1.92m
5:34AM1.85m
6:08PM2.00m
6:22AM1.92m
6:51PM2.09m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.53m
11:38PM0.63m
11:53AM0.47m
00:27AM0.54m
12:39PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
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