Table Cape Reefs surf break

Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
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
Monday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
1.3
NE
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
NE
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)136131313131287889999999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129135178242173165117111175300412572588679709771803805715646662547514487
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
20
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
1.28
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.38
11:12PM
0.32
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:34----
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
61----------------11----
Temp. °C192023211817171717161716161616161616161616161616
Feels °C (?)151819201514141413111210111111111011101111101111
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