Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | SW 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 212 | 187 | 204 | 39 | 93 | 66 | 41 | 42 | 98 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.89m | 3:28AM1.85m | 4:10PM1.88m | 4:21AM1.83m | 5:02PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.47m | 9:27PM0.65m | 9:50AM0.51m | 10:22PM0.67m | 10:43AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 93 | 66 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SW 3 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 25 | 86 | — | 38 | 39 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 45 | 110 | 212 | 187 | 204 | 202 | 60 | 113 | 147 | 154 | 98 | 66 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 271 | 125 | 279 | 342 | 271 | 104 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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