Table Cape Reefs surf break

Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
NE
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1287889899999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117111166280402493482562679700739840888839720582541483441427427418413383
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
7:04AM
1.42
7:20PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.27
1:22PM
0.31
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:34-------8:32--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------1121--11------
Temp. °C171717161717171616161616161717171616171717171716
Feels °C (?)141413111212121010101111101112121111121212121211
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