Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
44
43
43
28
27
28
16
16
16
15
16
19
17
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
34
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:19AM2.14m
5:03PM2.22m
5:21AM2.18m
6:02PM2.32m
6:21AM2.24m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.44m
10:45AM0.20m
11:20PM0.38m
11:45AM0.14m
00:22AM0.30m
12:44PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
15
15
14
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