Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
18
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
E
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
12
7
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM2.16m
12:39PM2.07m
00:56AM2.12m
1:35PM2.07m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.40m
6:34AM0.29m
6:55PM0.44m
7:25AM0.30m
7:52PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
7
7
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