Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
787
619
481
413
341
282
247
191
191
147
125
105
82
67
67
45
50
81
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
5
N
10
SE
15
ENE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:52PM1.55m
3:19AM1.45m
3:52PM1.56m
4:19AM1.47m
4:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.16m
9:32AM0.12m
10:11PM0.14m
10:31AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
6
8
8
9
7
6
7
8
7
5
7
12
11
11
10
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