Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

16.7°C

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 6	NE 8	N 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 14	N 6	N 6	N 14	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	67	55	43	43	40	28	21	22	22	4	103	129	63	226	270	255	197	143	94	74	74	44	41	39	49	38	52
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			5:28AM2.02m				5:48PM2.13m				6:23AM2.07m				6:38PM2.13m					7:12AM2.13m				7:25PM2.13m
Low Tide	11:21PM0.33m				11:42AM0.41m				00:14AM0.29m				12:36PM0.40m					1:02AM0.26m				1:26PM0.39m				1:47AM0.24m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	2	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	20	18	16	15	14	14	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	17	18	15	16	16	16	17	17	15	14	13	13	17	16	16	17	16	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 10	NE 10	N 15	NE 7	N 16	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 13
kJ	67	55	37	39	28	28	21	22	22	4	4	4	63	19	270	255	197	143	94	74	74	44	41	24	24	25	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 11	N 15	NE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 11
kJ	8	2	2	2	10	10	4	17	4	2	2	2	17	3	20	20	5	14	23	23	23	25	25	17	17	35	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	NE 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 12	N 12	—	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	5	5	5	5	2	2	18	4	2	4	4	3	3	—	15	4	3	5	15	36	37	37	37	11	11	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6
kJ	29	28	43	43	40	22	34	44	53	97	103	129	71	226	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	49	38	52
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	4
Distance (km)	31	3	3	53	73	31	68	68	68	78	53	53	53	32	0	0	0	0	3	3	73	61	68	68	31	68	68
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fairway Reef Northland	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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