Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
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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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
N
8
0.4
SW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
82
64
43
33
24
16
9
9
5
5
5
3
3
4
5
2
5
2
3
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM2.24m
12:36PM2.07m
00:53AM2.11m
1:28PM1.99m
1:43AM2.00m
2:21PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.24m
6:50PM0.39m
7:21AM0.33m
7:41PM0.50m
8:09AM0.41m
8:33PM0.59m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
11
10
8
7
8
9
8
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
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