Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.6°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1.6
N
6
2.2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
200
432
336
226
159
261
150
142
130
105
80
55
39
26
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:37AM2.05m
2:20PM2.10m
2:43AM2.02m
3:27PM2.11m
3:51AM2.02m
4:32PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.32m
8:43PM0.48m
9:09AM0.33m
9:51PM0.46m
10:15AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
14
13
13
13
11
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
14
14
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
10
9
8
9
8
10
10
9
8
7
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