Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
0
1
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
S
12
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
313
330
653
759
566
773
3574
4832
2782
4507
7902
7182
7336
8686
9045
7869
6805
5825
4749
4012
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
NW
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:00AM1.36m
9:20PM1.45m
9:44AM1.38m
10:03PM1.45m
10:30AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.22m
3:43AM0.20m
3:57PM0.22m
4:26AM0.19m
4:44PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
10
12
10
8
4
5
3
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
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