Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

16.4°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	NE 8	N 6	NE 8	N 15	N 18	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	154	123	111	84	88	75	71	73	67	55	45	44	31	39	28	21	6	149	171	145	149	176	243	233	173	157	138
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	WNW	SE	WNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			4:27AM1.99m				4:53PM2.13m				5:28AM2.02m				5:48PM2.13m				6:23AM2.07m				6:38PM2.13m
Low Tide	10:24PM0.35m				10:43AM0.40m				11:21PM0.33m				11:42AM0.41m				00:14AM0.29m				12:36PM0.40m					1:02AM0.26m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	18	18	18	19	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	18	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	19	18	18	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	19	18	16	16	16	17	16	18	16	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	NE 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	N 7	N 7
kJ	154	123	111	84	88	75	71	73	67	55	39	44	28	28	28	21	4	2	2	4	17	19	20	20	11	131	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 11	N 15	N 15	NE 10	N 15	N 10	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 16	NE 7	N 14
kJ	10	51	38	36	38	35	9	8	8	8	2	2	10	10	4	17	4	4	4	2	3	3	15	4	5	14	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	NE 11	N 18	N 15	N 18	N 12	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 11
kJ	4	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	18	4	6	4	6	3	—	—	3	3	4	14	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	34	44	39	38	45	43	31	39	22	48	87	149	171	145	149	176	243	233	173	157	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	0	0	68	60	57	57	31	3	3	3	3	61	68	72	68	3	0	53	53	315	32	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2			1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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