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Table Cape Reefs Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
458 | 431 | 1387 | 1541 | 1541 | 1413 | 1317 | 1154 | 967 | 936 | 835 | 749 | 929 | 2394 | 3761 | 1363 | 1303 | 3701 | 3693 | 3369 | 2972 | 2545 | 2190 | 1810 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.26m | 11:31PM1.36m | 11:53AM1.24m | 00:16AM1.35m | 12:41PM1.24m | 1:03AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.33m | 5:55AM0.34m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:40AM0.32m | 6:50PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 458 | 358 | 1387 | 1541 | 1541 | 1413 | 1317 | 1154 | 967 | 936 | 835 | 749 | 674 | 581 | 486 | 1363 | 1162 | 265 | 3693 | 3369 | 2972 | 2545 | 2190 | 1810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 212 | 431 | 35 | 58 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 27 | 188 | 929 | 657 | 553 | 394 | 340 | — | 218 | 198 | 191 | 149 | 170 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | — | 30 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 62 | 62 | 23 | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | 32 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 21 | 2394 | 3761 | 756 | 1303 | 3701 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 95 | 79 | 95 | 102 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 |
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