Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 6AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3168 | 3899 | 3218 | 3173 | 2694 | 2243 | 1933 | 1802 | 1698 | 846 | 794 | 470 | 1728 | 3027 | 4097 | 7687 | 9436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.61m | 9:08AM1.52m | 9:30PM1.55m | 9:58AM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.10m | 3:51AM0.09m | 4:12PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 347 | 9 | 446 | 244 | 249 | 239 | 159 | 165 | 123 | 846 | 794 | 470 | 45 | 186 | 148 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | ESE 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 306 | 315 | 22 | 580 | 346 | 333 | 204 | — | 121 | 98 | 73 | 48 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 22 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3168 | 3899 | 3218 | 3173 | 2694 | 2243 | 1933 | 1802 | 1698 | 654 | 696 | 859 | 1728 | 3027 | 4097 | 7687 | 9436 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 166 | 166 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 163 | 97 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 79 | 113 | 170 | 299 | 170 | 172 |
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