Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.1°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:47PM2.36m
9:12AM2.29m
9:30PM2.31m
9:56AM2.25m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.10m
3:29PM0.19m
3:52AM0.14m
4:13PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
16
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
11
13
11
11
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
11
9
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