Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
0.6
E
11
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
10
18
16
212
248
86
114
79
39
42
23
23
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM1.93m
2:35AM1.91m
3:15PM1.89m
3:28AM1.85m
4:10PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.41m
8:33PM0.59m
8:59AM0.47m
9:27PM0.65m
9:50AM0.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
13
13
13
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
14
12
11
10
8
8
8
7
9
11
8
9
9
5
3
4
4
4
3
5
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