Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
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
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.6
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
28
145
132
102
76
47
24
17
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:17PM2.36m
11:44AM2.15m
00:05AM2.24m
12:36PM2.07m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.17m
6:00PM0.27m
6:33AM0.24m
6:50PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
4
20
8
5
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
7
5
5
7
8
10
10
9
7
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