Daniels Reef Surf Break

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 5 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
23
22
59
88
95
153
140
170
123
86
260
265
265
247
256
251
207
207
194
166
156
147
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30AM2.35m
9:05PM2.53m
9:25AM2.33m
9:58PM2.51m
10:19AM2.27m
10:52PM2.46m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.14m
2:52PM-0.04m
3:30AM0.12m
3:47PM-0.01m
4:26AM0.12m
4:41PM0.05m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
11
10
11
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
Energy kJ
20
20
15
15
59
88
95
153
140
170
123
86
260
265
265
247
256
251
207
207
194
166
156
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
NNE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
N
12
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
23
22
3
3
45
3
3
50
76
7
7
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
3
7
7
10
10
6
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
5
7
7
5
11
20
15
10
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
149
58
58
14
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
0
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
3
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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