Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
121
100
59
67
67
65
67
96
94
96
96
71
70
68
47
42
44
44
29
27
27
26
26
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:18AM2.09m
3:00PM2.05m
3:17AM2.10m
4:01PM2.13m
4:19AM2.14m
5:03PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.31m
9:13PM0.48m
9:45AM0.26m
10:16PM0.44m
10:45AM0.20m
11:20PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
4
3
5
6
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
9
10
11
11
11
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