Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 5AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
0.7
SSW
17
1.6
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
4
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
806
913
1048
1176
1126
1145
1274
955
755
612
555
450
307
373
243
299
2967
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SSE
5
S
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
55
SW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SW
50
SSW
50
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57PM1.66m
7:24AM1.54m
7:50PM1.64m
8:17AM1.54m
8:41PM1.61m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.04m
1:37PM0.03m
2:12AM0.03m
2:30PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
6
5
4
6
8
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
13
11
9
7
1
2
0
-3
0
0
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