Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.4° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
29
30
28
36
57
69
61
71
71
77
77
65
56
56
109
120
142
145
107
102
84
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:35PM1.95m
12:05PM2.06m
00:19AM1.88m
12:49PM2.00m
1:05AM1.82m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.41m
6:30PM0.54m
6:39AM0.47m
7:17PM0.58m
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
21
20
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
17
18
16
17
17
17
19
18
19
18
16
16
19
20
20
19
15
15
13
13
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