Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
4
4
4
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
144
202
263
515
652
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:56AM2.12m
1:35PM2.07m
1:53AM2.08m
2:37PM2.08m
2:56AM2.06m
3:41PM2.12m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.30m
7:52PM0.47m
8:22AM0.31m
8:54PM0.48m
9:24AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
3
4
4
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
5
7
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
10
9
9
10
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