Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
3 AM
6 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
250
96
70
67
65
44
43
43
27
27
27
28
16
16
9
16
17
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:01PM2.13m
4:19AM2.14m
5:03PM2.22m
5:21AM2.18m
6:02PM2.32m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.26m
10:16PM0.44m
10:45AM0.20m
11:20PM0.38m
11:45AM0.14m
00:22AM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
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