Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 146 | 395 | 718 | 535 | 380 | 338 | 273 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM2.12m | 11:23AM2.10m | 11:37PM2.01m | 12:08PM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.30m | 5:41PM0.46m | 5:59AM0.40m | 6:27PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 380 | 338 | 273 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 62 | 89 | 77 | 146 | 395 | 718 | 535 | — | — | 7 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 68 | 72 | 68 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 84 | 5 | 86 |
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