Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
43
43
27
27
28
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
45
36
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM2.14m
5:03PM2.22m
5:21AM2.18m
6:02PM2.32m
6:21AM2.24m
7:00PM2.41m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.20m
11:20PM0.38m
11:45AM0.14m
00:22AM0.30m
12:44PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
15
16
14
13
11
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