Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (11 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 Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.6
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.4
N
15
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
203
143
124
114
124
70
55
60
62
67
48
86
88
93
55
41
50
54
54
54
52
51
44
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
E
0
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:20AM2.22m
9:31PM2.10m
10:00AM2.20m
10:12PM2.06m
10:41AM2.17m
10:53PM2.01m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.38m
3:50AM0.26m
4:19PM0.40m
4:31AM0.30m
5:01PM0.44m
5:12AM0.35m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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1
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Temp °C
19
22
21
19
16
15
15
14
18
20
20
18
15
15
14
14
16
19
20
19
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
18
20
19
18
15
14
14
13
16
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
18
20
18
12
11
11
10
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