Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.5°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 2PM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.7
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
728
1217
1769
2860
2794
2709
2529
1989
1643
1371
1021
865
734
600
501
416
344
276
271
205
202
261
194
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45AM1.28m
5:13PM1.39m
5:32AM1.31m
5:58PM1.42m
6:18AM1.34m
6:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.29m
11:30PM0.30m
11:42AM0.26m
00:16AM0.26m
12:29PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
5
5
Temp °C
16
15
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
17
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
8
7
13
11
8
8
8
9
11
10
9
11
11
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