Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
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)
1.1
NNE
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
56
59
60
78
80
104
86
62
58
46
52
54
48
54
52
50
46
28
29
31
31
28
29
26
28
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
E
5
NE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:00AM2.20m
10:12PM2.06m
10:41AM2.17m
10:53PM2.01m
11:22AM2.12m
11:35PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.26m
4:19PM0.40m
4:31AM0.30m
5:01PM0.44m
5:12AM0.35m
5:45PM0.49m
5:55AM0.41m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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Temp °C
15
15
18
20
20
19
15
15
14
14
17
18
19
19
14
13
13
13
16
19
20
18
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
15
17
18
18
17
14
14
14
13
16
16
19
17
12
11
11
11
14
17
19
16
12
12
12
13
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