
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 24s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 24s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1208 | 1072 | 1042 | 1014 | 1630 | 4240 | 5728 | 5553 | 4797 | 4254 | 3442 | 3056 | 2590 | 2114 | 1869 | 1845 | 1766 | 2204 | 2146 | 1959 | 2096 | 6144 | 6866 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.55m | 9:06PM1.67m | 9:34AM1.52m | 9:59PM1.61m | 10:28AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.01m | 2:53PM0.01m | 3:30AM0.02m | 3:47PM0.06m | 4:21AM0.06m | 4:39PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 |
1208 | 1072 | 1042 | 1014 | 870 | 4240 | 5728 | 5553 | 4797 | 4254 | 3442 | 3056 | 2590 | 2114 | 1869 | 1845 | 1766 | 2204 | 2146 | 1959 | 1640 | 6144 | 6866 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 24 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
905 | 704 | 574 | 480 | 1630 | 845 | 768 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 520 | 444 | 370 | 314 | 304 | 304 | 251 | 226 | 222 | 605 | 2096 | 169 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | SSW 26 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — |
— | — | 30 | 218 | 390 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | 174 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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