Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
20
22
22
29
37
51
20
13
8
16
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:02AM2.08m
11:20PM2.19m
11:49AM2.08m
00:06AM2.16m
12:39PM2.07m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.29m
5:18PM0.36m
5:48AM0.29m
6:04PM0.40m
6:34AM0.29m
6:55PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
9
8
7
5
6
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
6
3
4
2
0
1
3
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
8
8
7
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