Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.4°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
37
47
88
75
48
29
24
35
40
52
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:09AM1.76m
2:51PM1.84m
3:09AM1.74m
3:49PM1.86m
4:08AM1.77m
4:42PM1.92m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.60m
9:12PM0.71m
9:30AM0.59m
10:10PM0.67m
10:26AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
15
18
16
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
11
14
12
4
3
4
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
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