
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 125 | 81 | 70 | 140 | 394 | 418 | 373 | 278 | 342 | 495 | 244 | 232 | 205 | 202 | 396 | 490 | 721 | 657 | 529 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.45m | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 |
187 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 125 | 65 | 70 | 140 | 394 | 418 | 373 | 278 | 255 | 234 | 244 | 164 | 173 | 123 | 101 | 490 | 323 | 186 | 529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 |
34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 81 | 63 | 95 | 32 | 41 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 205 | 145 | 232 | 205 | 202 | 189 | 176 | 721 | 657 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 |
5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 87 | 131 | 191 | — | 296 | 77 | 172 | 176 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 21 | 29 | 87 | 342 | 495 | — | 26 | 21 | 149 | 396 | 419 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 86 | 95 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
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