Daniels Reef Surf Break

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
240
231
227
181
177
174
167
167
135
141
177
171
171
263
247
256
247
239
184
180
169
121
114
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM1.98m
9:10PM2.14m
9:21AM1.98m
9:49PM2.15m
10:02AM1.97m
10:28PM2.15m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.48m
3:00PM0.33m
3:33AM0.46m
3:40PM0.33m
4:14AM0.44m
4:21PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
214
240
231
227
181
177
174
167
167
135
141
177
171
171
263
247
256
247
239
184
180
169
121
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
5
3
4
13
38
62
88
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
68
5
14
68
68
68
57
0
0
0
53
218
377
377
57
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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