Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is

16.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	85	72	83	83	88	136	158	178	181	173	219	263	285	301	258	109
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:12AM2.11m				1:48PM2.25m				2:15AM2.03m				2:51PM2.19m				3:22AM1.99m				3:53PM2.15m
Low Tide				7:36AM0.24m				8:19PM0.34m				8:37AM0.32m				9:22PM0.36m				9:40AM0.37m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	NNE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 7
kJ	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	83	13	13	12	12	181	11	11	11	11	11	10	109
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 9	—	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	—	—	—	—	N 12	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	N 11
kJ	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	13	—	—	—	—	11	—	4	4	4	4	—	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	N 9	N 9	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 11	—	E 15	—	—	—	E 15	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	2	2	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	—	4	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6
kJ	18	28	33	46	66	74	77	82	85	72	83	—	88	136	158	178	—	173	219	263	285	301	258	81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Marsden Point Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	68	68	68	249	68	87	175	168	68	68	68	68	68	68	57	0	0	0	0	68	72	72	72	72
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	Daniels Reef	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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