Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 10PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.9
SW
4
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.6
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
20
34
54
54
46
37
20
29
37
57
59
16
13
40
33
19
8
10
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49PM1.86m
4:08AM1.77m
4:42PM1.92m
5:02AM1.84m
5:30PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.67m
10:26AM0.56m
11:03PM0.59m
11:17AM0.50m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
12
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
13
6
6
4
5
6
8
8
7
5
4
5
6
5
5
7
8
5
6
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