Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
27
23
23
23
22
20
19
19
18
18
12
12
10
10
4
4
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:03PM1.88m
4:29AM1.77m
4:56PM1.93m
5:24AM1.85m
5:46PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.62m
10:44AM0.58m
11:22PM0.54m
11:37AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
14
12
11
11
11
14
17
17
14
12
11
11
12
14
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
15
10
9
8
8
8
11
15
13
10
8
8
8
8
11
16
16
17
14
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