Table Cape Reefs surf break

Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)10999813131413131110101010101111101010101014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)358289277316249322396535492472313231184204186167195146137876550108146
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.49
12:48PM
1.54
1:15AM
1.44
1:47PM
1.51
2:14AM
1.40
2:46PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.12
7:07PM
0.17
7:29AM
0.16
8:06PM
0.21
8:26AM
0.19
9:04PM
0.22
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:07-------6:05-------6:03-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:59--------6:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131315161715141415151620201915141515171919171513
Feels °C (?)7891214131012131313161613879911141513117
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Table Cape Reefs (fresh winds from the W at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Table Cape Reefs). 1.4m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.8m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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37 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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