Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
22
11
8
14
8
4
4
4
5
5
14
17
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30PM2.00m
5:51AM1.93m
6:14PM2.09m
6:36AM2.04m
6:56PM2.18m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.50m
11:52PM0.49m
12:05PM0.42m
00:37AM0.38m
12:51PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
12
14
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
8
8
5
6
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
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