Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.4
SE
5
2.1
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
96
69
50
50
34
31
31
53
87
298
193
105
123
127
94
68
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:14PM2.46m
9:38AM2.29m
10:00PM2.40m
10:26AM2.25m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.07m
3:55PM0.11m
4:26AM0.11m
4:42PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
 mm
2
5
2
5
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
10
8
7
7
8
9
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
4
1
0
0
1
2
5
4
4
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