Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
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)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
0.4
ENE
11
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
1.3
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
10
18
16
195
171
40
84
72
39
41
42
76
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM1.91m
3:15PM1.89m
3:28AM1.85m
4:10PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.59m
8:59AM0.47m
9:27PM0.65m
9:50AM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
8
9
7
5
2
3
3
3
3
5
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