Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

15.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 5	E 12	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	28	16	16	6	16	19	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	52	32	22	15	10	8	11	9	9
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				5:21AM2.18m					6:02PM2.32m				6:21AM2.24m				7:00PM2.41m				7:19AM2.29m
Low Tide		11:20PM0.38m				11:45AM0.14m					00:22AM0.30m				12:44PM0.07m				1:22AM0.21m				1:41PM0.01m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	15
Feels °C	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	11	13	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 5	NNE 5	NNW 5	N 5
kJ	28	16	16	6	16	19	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	52	32	22	15	10	8	4	5	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	NNE 5	NE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	4	11	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 10	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 9	N 9	N 9	—	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 10	NW 6	NE 4	NE 10
kJ	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	5	5	2	2	5	4	4	4	8	2	1	1	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 6	—	W 3	W 2	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	6	8	7	9	20	41	34	42	55	73	78	87	62	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Pataua Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Marokopa Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	4	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
Distance (km)	68	68	68	53	68	96	342	72	68	77	96	96	96	14	14	5	58	58	99	60	60	70	176	223
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Waipu River	Taupo Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Pareparea Bay	Scott Point	The Box	Scott Point	Taupo Bay	Scott Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	3		1	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	1	4	5	5	1	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	7	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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