
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.92m | 5:02AM1.84m | 5:30PM2.00m | 5:51AM1.93m | 6:14PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.59m | 11:17AM0.50m | 11:52PM0.49m | 12:05PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 15 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 12 |
2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
28 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 223 | 169 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 14 |
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