Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.2° 

Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
3
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
17
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3365
3080
3618
4913
5411
4949
4435
3662
3062
2484
4971
3901
3314
2747
2048
1561
1245
956
724
574
480
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
8:34AM1.45m
8:54PM1.49m
9:20AM1.48m
9:41PM1.50m
10:09AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.17m
3:14AM0.14m
3:36PM0.17m
4:01AM0.13m
4:26PM0.17m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
14
14
15
12
12
12
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
2
0
5
7
5
5
6
5
7
10
10
12
11
8
10
9
11
13
13
12
11
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