Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
1.9
N
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
1
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
14
279
430
139
97
9
9
9
99
52
25
15
9
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM2.24m
10:40PM2.13m
11:08AM2.18m
11:21PM2.05m
11:50AM2.11m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.33m
4:59AM0.26m
5:27PM0.40m
5:41AM0.33m
6:10PM0.48m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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1
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Temp °C
17
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
16
13
12
13
10
6
7
8
6
4
4
6
8
11
12
9
8
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