Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

16.4°C

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	16	16	15	66	75	80	80	85	117	117	140	148	173	183	197	182	181	255	223	210	173	173
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			1:48PM2.25m				2:15AM2.03m				2:51PM2.19m				3:22AM1.99m				3:53PM2.15m					4:27AM1.99m
Low Tide	7:36AM0.24m				8:19PM0.34m				8:37AM0.32m				9:22PM0.36m				9:40AM0.37m					10:24PM0.35m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 8	N 10	N 9	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	197	17	26	11	223	210	173	173
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	—	—	—	N 11	N 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	E 15	—	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 11	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	2	—	—	—	2	2	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	11	3	10	—	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	—	—	N 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	49	53	60	62	66	66	75	80	80	85	117	117	140	148	173	183	—	182	181	255	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Daniels Reef Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Goat Island Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	249	68	87	96	53	68	68	68	68	68	72	72	72	0	68	68	72	72	72	68	36	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	Daniels Reef	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Scott Point Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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