Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
1
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)
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
327
325
205
139
105
91
77
65
44
44
44
38
42
74
61
58
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
0
W
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
6:44PM2.37m
7:05AM2.24m
7:37PM2.44m
7:58AM2.29m
8:27PM2.47m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.22m
1:25PM0.07m
2:02AM0.14m
2:18PM0.04m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
13
16
14
13
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
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