Table Cape Reefs surf break

Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
NE
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)61313121366713131212878888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9286165162170167206176173165155111119238355383448439512613736741699646
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.34
5:01PM
1.28
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
0.32
10:56AM
0.38
11:12PM
0.32
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:34-------8:34
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-22331------11----------
Temp. °C222019191921242118171717171716171616161616161617
Feels °C (?)221917171718202015141514141310121111111010101012
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