Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
211
236
287
265
464
509
367
331
221
153
128
111
129
112
103
83
53
53
39
40
32
38
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM2.06m
8:11PM2.23m
8:30AM2.13m
8:50PM2.27m
9:12AM2.18m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.36m
2:05PM0.29m
2:35AM0.28m
2:47PM0.26m
3:14AM0.22m
3:28PM0.25m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
2
4
7
15
11
7
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
13
9
7
5
5
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
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