Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
1.9
SSW
10
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2839
2719
2442
2053
1775
1490
1158
912
667
1877
1497
1497
1422
1210
1632
1680
1549
1527
1553
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:42PM1.32m
12:06PM1.38m
00:27AM1.28m
12:52PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.30m
6:27PM0.33m
6:40AM0.33m
7:13PM0.35m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:28
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
7
9
8
8
9
9
11
12
10
9
11
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