
Surf Forecasts:
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 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 4 | NNW 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 297 | 349 | 183 | 108 | 81 | 94 | 84 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27AM2.24m | 10:40PM2.13m | 11:08AM2.18m | 11:21PM2.05m | 11:50AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.20m | 4:45PM0.33m | 4:59AM0.26m | 5:27PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.33m | 6:10PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 349 | 183 | 108 | 81 | 94 | 84 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
22 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 85 | 106 | 91 | 99 | 132 | 297 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 396 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 68 | 139 | 78 | 405 | 322 | 14 | 3 | 78 | 135 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 154 | 159 | 195 | 263 |
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