Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 155 | 135 | 103 | 89 | 58 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM2.08m | 7:33AM1.97m | 8:03PM2.14m | 8:15AM2.01m | 8:43PM2.18m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.50m | 1:52PM0.34m | 2:25AM0.44m | 2:34PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 103 | 89 | 58 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | N 19 | N 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NNW 5 | NE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 45 | 61 | 95 | 175 | 155 | 135 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 53 | 92 | 72 | 365 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
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