Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
3
1
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)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
2
NNE
7
3
N
7
3
NNW
8
2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
8
1.5
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
23
23
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
105
112
371
883
1038
418
143
98
169
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
W
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:39AM2.19m
10:54PM2.12m
11:23AM2.10m
11:37PM2.01m
12:08PM2.01m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.36m
5:16AM0.30m
5:41PM0.46m
5:59AM0.40m
6:27PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
6
4
1
4
7
3
Temp °C
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
11
11
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
9
11
8
7
4
5
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