Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.7°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
135
103
103
100
85
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
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
11:53AM2.39m
00:14AM2.20m
12:49PM2.32m
1:12AM2.11m
1:48PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.24m
6:37AM0.16m
7:17PM0.30m
7:36AM0.24m
8:19PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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7:50
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7:51
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Temp °C
14
15
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
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