Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.6°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
1.7
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
239
327
292
220
124
138
145
120
100
58
41
40
27
16
15
15
10
9
8
9
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM2.02m
3:27PM2.11m
3:51AM2.02m
4:32PM2.17m
4:56AM2.07m
5:32PM2.25m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.33m
9:51PM0.46m
10:15AM0.31m
10:57PM0.39m
11:17AM0.26m
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cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
14
14
12
10
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
11
9
9
10
10
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
8
8
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