Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
1.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
10
10
16
182
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:43AM2.00m
2:21PM1.93m
2:35AM1.91m
3:15PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.50m
8:09AM0.41m
8:33PM0.59m
8:59AM0.47m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
16
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
8
9
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