
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
255 | 242 | 176 | 273 | 278 | 234 | 284 | 1009 | 1038 | 923 | 734 | 514 | 384 | 303 | 79 | 56 | 1312 | 2203 | 4613 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | 00:04AM1.30m | 12:31PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:48PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
255 | 242 | 64 | 273 | 278 | 202 | 189 | 1009 | 1038 | 923 | 734 | 514 | 384 | 303 | 53 | 56 | 44 | 38 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
87 | 85 | 176 | 77 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 179 | 176 | 69 | 84 | 71 | 55 | 50 | 79 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — |
5 | 45 | 87 | 131 | 191 | 234 | 284 | 90 | 69 | 176 | 157 | 123 | 123 | 79 | — | — | 54 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
31 | 86 | — | 15 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 28 | 355 | 1256 | 1312 | 2203 | 4613 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 13 | 86 | 172 | 95 | 113 | 79 |
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