Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.1
N
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
2.1
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
65
65
58
99
139
142
142
107
105
84
72
70
55
77
54
46
45
322
220
181
102
61
46
46
34
23
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:19AM1.88m
12:49PM2.00m
1:05AM1.82m
1:36PM1.96m
1:56AM1.78m
2:24PM1.93m
2:50AM1.77m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.47m
7:17PM0.58m
7:25AM0.53m
8:05PM0.60m
8:14AM0.57m
8:56PM0.59m
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15
11
10
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
21
19
16
16
16
16
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
18
15
13
15
15
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
16
17
16
20
19
19
17
15
14
14
14
18
17
20
19
18
16
16
16
12
8
9
9
11
9
8
8
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