Daniels Reef Surf Break

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4AM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
1.4
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
3
NE
7
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
N
8
1.8
NNW
7
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1
N
7
1.1
SW
4
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.9
S
6
2
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
94
328
764
1109
1343
1433
889
684
327
382
480
375
403
94
49
54
57
73
77
223
285
207
192
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NW
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:23AM2.05m
3:01PM1.94m
3:15AM1.97m
3:55PM1.93m
4:07AM1.92m
4:46PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.47m
8:50AM0.38m
9:11PM0.55m
9:41AM0.42m
10:05PM0.60m
10:29AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
10
12
17
2
5
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
10
8
8
8
10
10
10
8
8
9
12
13
10
9
9
10
8
4
4
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
1.1
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
21
171
75
75
75
220
94
33
54
57
73
76
78
142
192
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
56
33
36
14
8
3
4
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
19
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
3
NE
7
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
N
8
1.8
NNW
7
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.7
SSW
3
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
3
1.3
SSE
5
1.9
S
6
2
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
5
Energy kJ
22
94
328
764
1109
1343
1433
889
684
327
382
480
375
403
10
49
31
7
7
77
223
285
207
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
72
72
355
355
256
77
378
57
355
57
57
175
0
3
84
86
14
5
5
5
36
267
267
194
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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