Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | SW 5 | NNW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 226 | 105 | 162 | 256 | 217 | 163 | 123 | 83 | 67 | 55 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 99 | 5 | 76 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:08PM2.01m | 00:23AM1.90m | 12:58PM1.92m | 1:14AM1.82m | 1:52PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.40m | 6:27PM0.56m | 6:46AM0.49m | 7:18PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.56m | 8:13PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 11 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 92 | 162 | 256 | 217 | 163 | 123 | 83 | 67 | 55 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 104 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | NE 11 | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | E 13 | ESE 13 | — | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | — | 3 | 17 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 176 | 226 | 105 | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 42 | 54 | 72 | 87 | 99 | 89 | 76 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 99 | 99 | 342 | 342 | 365 | 365 | 377 | 154 | 372 | 342 |
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