Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
72
77
52
41
54
39
41
37
37
35
43
45
33
33
31
31
14
14
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50PM2.27m
9:12AM2.18m
9:30PM2.28m
9:54AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.22m
3:28PM0.25m
3:54AM0.19m
4:11PM0.27m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
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