Daniels Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.30° S 174.80° E

Daniels Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daniels Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

Daniels Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Daniels Reef surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, NNE swell with 429 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with N swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Daniels Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Daniels Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Daniels Reef in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Tue 14th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 6s
Best Surf12PM (Tue 14th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 7s
Most Powerful12AM (Wed 15th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daniels Reef over the next 16 days.


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