Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

16.4°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	66	72	80	83	93	99	117	117	120	114	143	171	182	151	113	193	193	154	123	114	95	93	82	69	76	58	59
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		2:15AM2.03m				2:51PM2.19m				3:22AM1.99m				3:53PM2.15m					4:27AM1.99m				4:53PM2.13m				5:28AM2.02m
Low Tide				8:37AM0.32m				9:22PM0.36m				9:40AM0.37m					10:24PM0.35m				10:43AM0.40m				11:21PM0.33m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	14	15	14	14	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	N 9	N 9	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	114	143	171	15	99	110	193	193	154	123	114	95	93	82	69	50	37	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NE 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 8	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	11	11	10	10	113	10	10	9	53	38	54	9	8	8	8	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 12	—	E 14	—	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	11	—	4	—	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	E 3	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	66	72	80	83	93	99	117	117	120	—	—	5	182	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	44	61	76	58	59
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	68	68	68	68	72	72	72	68	57	68	68	72	72	72	36	4	4	4	4	68	68	60	57	53	53	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	3	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	The Box Northland	Loisell's East Cape	Piha North Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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