Daniels Reef Surf Break

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
298
339
402
414
301
229
159
105
58
75
74
73
73
73
71
71
71
49
50
78
115
104
95
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM1.96m
00:34AM2.11m
1:05PM1.97m
1:23AM2.10m
2:00PM2.00m
2:18AM2.09m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.39m
6:29PM0.45m
7:04AM0.37m
7:19PM0.48m
7:53AM0.34m
8:14PM0.49m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
2
2
3
4
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
8
8
7
8
10
9
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
5
5
5
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
314
298
30
71
414
301
229
159
105
58
75
74
73
73
73
71
71
71
49
50
51
49
49
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
11
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
30
29
12
28
27
11
55
44
31
14
11
9
5
5
5
6
3
3
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
6
28
9
10
14
12
40
19
10
4
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
0.4
E
10
0.9
ESE
4
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
339
402
30
23
37
66
51
22
11
22
48
42
20
8
3
3
17
36
78
115
104
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
5
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
0
73
68
77
4
36
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
95
5
5
5
5
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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