Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 12PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
5
SSW
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
15
25
4886
5198
5446
5052
4668
4311
3966
3669
3599
3641
1914
2307
1955
1569
1256
1079
904
763
1894
1642
Wind (km/h)
25
W
50
SW
65
SW
60
S
60
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:37AM1.45m
10:58PM1.36m
11:22AM1.42m
11:42PM1.32m
12:06PM1.38m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.23m
4:57PM0.26m
5:11AM0.26m
5:41PM0.30m
5:55AM0.30m
6:27PM0.33m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:20
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6:18
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
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1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
2
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
8
8
9
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