Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
11
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
62
39
29
15
9
6
11
9
9
9
8
8
4
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:02PM2.32m
6:21AM2.24m
7:00PM2.41m
7:19AM2.29m
7:55PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.14m
00:22AM0.30m
12:44PM0.07m
1:22AM0.21m
1:41PM0.01m
2:19AM0.15m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
11
10
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
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