Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.9°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
1.6
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
15
15
26
26
26
31
143
259
261
214
139
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:08PM2.29m
00:27AM2.19m
1:02PM2.23m
1:23AM2.10m
2:02PM2.17m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.14m
6:30PM0.30m
6:52AM0.20m
7:27PM0.37m
7:49AM0.27m
8:29PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:23
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7:24
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7:25
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Temp °C
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
17
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
11
10
10
8
8
9
9
14
14
11
11
12
9
7
7
7
8
9
9
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