Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
S
17
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3344
2876
2282
2061
1189
917
634
596
718
523
930
1565
1885
2727
2315
1982
1766
1258
1198
1048
1010
879
721
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19AM1.43m
11:40PM1.45m
12:12PM1.46m
00:34AM1.46m
1:08PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.17m
5:34PM0.22m
6:00AM0.16m
6:27PM0.21m
6:53AM0.15m
7:24PM0.20m
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
0
0
1
0
1
2
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
6
6
6
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