Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
1
S
17
1.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
85
82
56
45
95
120
120
170
322
569
686
1781
1905
1837
2490
3192
3142
3191
3055
2744
3035
3225
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
W
45
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
7:03AM1.37m
7:25PM1.47m
7:48AM1.41m
8:09PM1.49m
8:34AM1.45m
8:54PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.22m
1:15PM0.20m
1:46AM0.18m
2:02PM0.19m
2:30AM0.16m
2:48PM0.17m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
15
13
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
11
12
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
7
5
5
5
2
3
4
6
6
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