Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.8
S
10
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
182
133
96
69
48
33
33
33
33
34
130
1807
2223
2022
1568
1109
847
703
579
418
397
312
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM1.29m
2:00PM1.33m
2:19AM1.27m
2:49PM1.33m
3:08AM1.26m
3:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.33m
8:13PM0.38m
8:30AM0.34m
9:02PM0.38m
9:18AM0.33m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
15
16
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
5
7
8
10
9
6
7
5
6
8
8
7
7
10
10
10
8
9
11
13
11
12
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