Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
145
153
251
240
194
186
151
118
358
292
300
352
346
326
262
231
184
139
119
91
65
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:06AM2.12m
5:47PM2.28m
6:07AM2.18m
6:44PM2.37m
7:05AM2.24m
7:37PM2.44m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.19m
00:10AM0.31m
12:30PM0.12m
1:08AM0.22m
1:25PM0.07m
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
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