Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.0°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
7
23
23
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
123
132
317
310
561
250
172
116
90
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:39AM2.19m
10:54PM2.12m
11:23AM2.10m
11:37PM2.01m
12:08PM2.01m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.21m
4:56PM0.36m
5:16AM0.30m
5:41PM0.46m
5:59AM0.40m
6:27PM0.56m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
14
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
3
5
4
3
4
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