Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.5°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 4AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
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4
5
2
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
11
2.3
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4818
5180
5583
4648
3579
2297
1644
1037
804
535
408
556
456
383
251
422
725
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
50
SW
35
SW
20
W
5
W
10
E
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
0
SW
10
SE
25
S
45
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:52AM1.26m
1:20PM1.32m
1:41AM1.24m
2:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.36m
7:04AM0.35m
7:36PM0.38m
7:51AM0.35m
8:26PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
8
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
10
10
Feels °C
-1
1
2
3
8
7
6
6
10
9
9
9
12
11
9
1
3
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