
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daniels Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Daniels Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.02m | 4:32PM2.17m | 4:56AM2.07m | 5:32PM2.25m | 5:56AM2.14m | 6:26PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.31m | 10:57PM0.39m | 11:17AM0.26m | 11:57PM0.30m | 12:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
100 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 18 | N 18 | — | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 16 |
5 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 10 | 25 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 118 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 14 | 14 | 96 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
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