Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
SE
11
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
2
NE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.5
NE
8
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
2.1
S
7
1
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
5
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
S
5
W
25
NNW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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