Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 10AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
1
SW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
6
2
4
3
3
3
40
42
19
10
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
20
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM2.43m
11:19PM2.28m
11:53AM2.39m
00:14AM2.20m
12:49PM2.32m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.03m
5:24PM0.20m
5:42AM0.08m
6:19PM0.24m
6:37AM0.16m
7:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:18
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Temp °C
13
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
7
9
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
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