Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

15.2°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	164	164	151	148	145	127	121	92	90	70	69	58	56	54	41	40	40	39	39	28	28	28	28	28
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SE	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			5:45AM2.04m				6:13PM2.20m				6:42AM2.11m					7:04PM2.24m				7:33AM2.18m				7:52PM2.26m
Low Tide	11:43PM0.36m				12:02PM0.33m				00:39AM0.28m				12:58PM0.29m					1:29AM0.21m				1:49PM0.26m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	19	19	18	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	13	18	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	164	164	151	148	145	127	121	92	90	70	69	58	56	54	41	40	40	39	39	28	28	28	28	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	SSW 3	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	12	13	5	11	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	3	4	9	4	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 13	N 13	N 11	—	N 11	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NNE 11	N 11	—	NNE 10
kJ	4	4	2	2	2	—	3	3	2	—	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	11	9	—	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	—	SW 2	SSW 3	—	S 3	—	—	ESE 2	E 3	—	—	NE 2	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 3
kJ	3	5	4	2	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	4	3	1
Distance (km)	3	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	32	68	68	68	68	68	68	53	68	68	72	96	72	78
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3
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