Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

15.3°C

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	141	123	119	120	98	98	77	136	121	111	101	104	93	75	62	49	37	33	58	58	110	151	147	103
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		2:26AM2.03m				3:07PM2.13m				3:33AM1.99m					4:13PM2.13m				4:41AM1.99m				5:16PM2.16m
Low Tide				8:52AM0.33m				9:35PM0.44m				9:57AM0.36m					10:41PM0.41m				11:01AM0.36m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	12	13	15	16	15	15
Feels °C	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
kJ	19	19	18	17	16	21	36	6	6	3	6	6	93	75	62	49	37	33	58	58	110	151	147	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	N 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	N 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 11	NE 10	N 12
kJ	8	7	7	7	3	7	6	7	7	7	8	3	6	5	5	8	14	21	19	19	21	5	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	E 16	E 16	N 15	E 14	E 14	NE 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	NE 14	N 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 11	NNE 8	NE 9	NE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 9
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	4	4	3	3	7	3	7	6	5	19	19	5	3	3	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2
kJ	141	123	119	120	98	98	77	136	121	111	101	104	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	36	68	68	68	36	36	53	5	3	3	60	0	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	9	4	4	9	9	9	9	5	6	9

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