Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
4
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
1.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.2
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
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1897
1566
1225
971
721
1736
1642
1497
1422
1210
1632
1680
1572
1572
1575
1617
1779
1781
1706
1561
941
1766
1565
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
E
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:06PM1.38m
00:27AM1.28m
12:52PM1.35m
1:14AM1.24m
1:39PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.30m
6:27PM0.33m
6:40AM0.33m
7:13PM0.35m
7:25AM0.35m
8:00PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:29
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
16
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
7
7
8
8
7
8
11
11
10
8
11
10
8
9
10
12
10
11
10
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