Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is

13.4° C

Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	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 Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1297	1134	2458	1504	1363	1972	1659	1575	1475	1362	1192	1080	1114	1053	1000	847	713	633	593	486	447	387	387
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	NW	NNE	NE	N	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:31AM1.29m				5:01PM1.38m				5:17AM1.30m				5:47PM1.40m					6:03AM1.31m				6:31PM1.42m
Low Tide				10:42AM0.31m				11:16PM0.35m				11:29AM0.28m					00:03AM0.32m				12:15PM0.26m


	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	11	12	13	11	11	11	10	11	14	16	14	12
Feels °C	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	6	6	8	7	6	7	6	7	7	5	6	9	12	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SSE 11	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	1297	778	2458	1504	1363	1972	1659	1575	1475	1362	1192	1080	1114	1053	1000	847	713	633	593	486	447	387	387
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	54	1134	79	75	68	90	88	65	65	60	58	58	39	39	42	118	311	293	243	228	163	163	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 10	SSW 18	SSW 9	SSW 9	—	W 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	5	25	20	107	8	8	—	1	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SW 7	SSE 10	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	593	107	878	291	227	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	13	6	4	4	7	6	9	33	61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	44	9	7	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	6	12	13	19	16	13	13	16	16	16	6	16	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Mahia Spit	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Last Chance	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Three Points East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Te Araroa East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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