Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.6
S
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
28
20
28
43
57
41
13
7
40
23
12
10
9
9
4
4
4
5
5
14
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM1.77m
4:42PM1.92m
5:02AM1.84m
5:30PM2.00m
5:51AM1.93m
6:14PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.56m
11:03PM0.59m
11:17AM0.50m
11:52PM0.49m
12:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
14
14
14
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
5
7
8
7
7
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
8
5
6
7
7
7
8
10
8
8
9
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