
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 10PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 57 | 59 | 16 | 13 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.86m | 4:08AM1.77m | 4:42PM1.92m | 5:02AM1.84m | 5:30PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.67m | 10:26AM0.56m | 11:03PM0.59m | 11:17AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 11 | E 9 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
— | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 | E 9 | N 9 | — | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
5 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 57 | 59 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 342 | 302 | 263 | 310 | 195 | 195 | 303 | 328 | 223 | 169 | 72 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 70 | 58 |
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