Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.2°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
12
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
727
598
511
355
839
828
648
639
898
908
867
768
574
543
419
14
1015
1749
2610
2827
2506
2697
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
N
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:08AM1.26m
3:38PM1.34m
3:57AM1.27m
4:26PM1.36m
4:45AM1.28m
5:13PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.33m
9:52PM0.37m
10:07AM0.31m
10:42PM0.34m
10:55AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
16
17
16
16
16
11
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
14
11
11
11
6
7
8
8
5
5
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