Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

15.3° C

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	NE 10	E 11	E 13	E 14	E 15	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	7	8	4	11	9	9	9	8	8	4	4	4	16	17	28	26	56	96	94	92	87	81
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	7:00PM2.41m				7:19AM2.29m				7:55PM2.48m				8:14AM2.32m				8:48PM2.52m					9:08AM2.31m
Low Tide			1:22AM0.21m				1:41PM0.01m				2:19AM0.15m				2:36PM-0.01m					3:13AM0.10m				3:28PM0.00m


	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	12	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	12
Feels °C	13	12	12	12	11	13	14	13	13	11	12	10	10	11	14	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	E 11	E 10	N 4	N 4	E 11	E 13	E 14	E 15	E 14	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16
kJ	12	12	7	7	4	4	2	2	9	8	1	1	2	3	16	17	15	26	56	96	94	92	87	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10	NE 4	NNE 4	E 11	N 4	NE 4	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	NE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	—	—	NE 10
kJ	2	2	2	8	4	1	2	9	2	1	8	4	4	4	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 12	E 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	—	E 10	NE 10	E 10	E 19	E 14	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 9	—
kJ	4	4	4	4	2	11	9	1	1	4	4	2	—	2	4	2	28	15	3	3	3	4	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	3	3	3	4	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	4	1	5	5	5	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	60	60	175	168	60	249	273	195	201	201	96	58	58	58	60	58	5	5	5	3	3	8	8	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Pareparea Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Arawhata Taranaki	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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