Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
14.2°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daniels Reef at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42AM1.80m
5:21PM1.92m
5:34AM1.85m
6:08PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.69m
11:02AM0.53m
11:38PM0.63m
11:53AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
11
11
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