Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.0°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
14
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:32AM1.75m
3:08PM1.87m
3:30AM1.74m
4:03PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.66m
8:54AM0.60m
9:35PM0.66m
9:49AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
15
12
11
11
10
13
17
17
14
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
15
12
9
8
9
8
11
17
15
11
10
11
10
10
11
14
13
10
10
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