Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.8
E
4
1.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
39
38
37
37
36
36
36
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
19
73
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM2.28m
10:28PM2.45m
10:53AM2.22m
11:17PM2.36m
11:44AM2.15m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.06m
4:56AM0.11m
5:10PM0.15m
5:45AM0.17m
6:00PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
13
11
9
9
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