Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
16
35
55
53
49
48
51
52
53
53
54
53
53
53
53
54
55
56
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:02PM1.91m
5:13AM1.85m
5:52PM1.95m
6:03AM1.88m
6:39PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.51m
11:16PM0.66m
11:34AM0.49m
00:07AM0.62m
12:23PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
4
5
7
8
8
8
8
6
5
6
6
8
8
8
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