Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
9
53
58
33
24
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:18PM2.16m
00:37AM2.11m
1:16PM2.12m
1:37AM2.05m
2:20PM2.10m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.24m
6:38PM0.41m
7:04AM0.29m
7:38PM0.46m
8:05AM0.32m
8:43PM0.48m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
13
12
14
16
17
16
14
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
12
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
12
10
10
8
9
8
8
9
10
13
12
10
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