Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
40
40
39
39
39
36
28
28
23
23
24
27
27
26
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:04PM2.24m
7:33AM2.18m
7:52PM2.26m
8:20AM2.23m
8:36PM2.26m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.21m
1:49PM0.26m
2:15AM0.16m
2:36PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
20
19
15
13
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
15
16
14
14
15
14
12
13
13
14
15
19
17
13
11
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