Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.4
N
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
146
395
718
535
380
338
273
180
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
SE
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:54PM2.12m
11:23AM2.10m
11:37PM2.01m
12:08PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.30m
5:41PM0.46m
5:59AM0.40m
6:27PM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
11
12
10
7
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