Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
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)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
2.1
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
42
320
335
107
74
59
44
33
31
21
21
19
12
11
11
9
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:03PM2.14m
8:15AM2.01m
8:43PM2.18m
8:56AM2.04m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.44m
2:34PM0.30m
3:06AM0.38m
3:14PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
13
14
15
12
10
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
8
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
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