Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
11:18AM2.33m
11:35PM2.26m
12:08PM2.29m
00:27AM2.19m
1:02PM2.23m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.10m
5:38PM0.25m
5:59AM0.14m
6:30PM0.30m
6:52AM0.20m
7:27PM0.37m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:23
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Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
13
16
17
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
15
14
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
11
8
8
8
8
9
9
12
13
11
12
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