Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
12
49
97
165
109
85
66
42
31
24
16
10
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM2.15m
00:05AM2.24m
12:36PM2.07m
00:53AM2.11m
1:28PM1.99m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.27m
6:33AM0.24m
6:50PM0.39m
7:21AM0.33m
7:41PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
4
5
1
2
4
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
8
9
9
10
9
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
9
10
10
10
10
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