Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
198
234
244
191
172
538
459
373
307
230
172
176
115
95
95
122
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:32AM1.51m
5:06PM1.64m
5:31AM1.53m
6:03PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.13m
10:46AM0.05m
11:26PM0.09m
11:45AM0.03m
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part cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
9
8
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
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