Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
1.1
SE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
314
244
240
205
232
273
273
273
232
456
299
269
261
257
673
784
667
589
405
640
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM1.42m
5:47AM1.39m
6:08PM1.46m
6:34AM1.45m
6:55PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.25m
11:40PM0.22m
11:58AM0.21m
00:26AM0.16m
12:47PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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5:50
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6:50
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5:48
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6:07
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7:07
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6:08
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4
2
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
17
18
17
11
10
9
9
8
10
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
7
6
8
9
9
11
12
13
11
2
1
1
3
4
6
7
9
10
9
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