Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is

13.5° C

Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	NNE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	167	96	89	215	161	146	104	70	45	40	41	72	69	64	62	61	61	37	37	56	57	167	228	280
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	NE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:25PM1.62m				4:49AM1.55m				5:24PM1.67m				5:48AM1.57m					6:22PM1.71m				6:46AM1.58m
Low Tide				10:42PM0.11m				11:04AM0.02m				11:43PM0.07m					12:03PM-0.01m				00:42AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—
	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	11	12	12	12	13	14	17	16	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	15
Feels °C	10	8	5	7	7	8	8	10	14	13	12	11	9	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	8	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 10	ESE 8	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 10	NNE 5	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16
kJ	167	96	64	215	161	146	104	70	45	40	33	15	69	64	62	61	61	37	37	56	57	167	228	280
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	SSW 11	E 12	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	88	65	67	67	68	41	26	26	15	33	22	72	10	5	5	3	3	35	35	18	17	22	22	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	SSW 14	S 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 12	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 21	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 18	S 18	SSW 18
kJ	5	63	89	5	5	5	19	20	19	11	31	18	9	8	8	2	43	37	25	24	46	26	25	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	—	NE 5	NE 5	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 4	WNW 4
kJ	1	6	10	11	14	22	28	36	32	35	41	1	2	2	1	1	—	3	5	1	2	7	12	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	13	16	16	19	16	13	16	16	6	13	13	14	13	0	0	0	0	16	6	0	13	16	13	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Blacks Reef	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Last Chance	Last Chance	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Point	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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