Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is

13.1° C

Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	33	72	69	64	62	61	61	37	37	56	57	167	228	371	556	827	973	1136	1230	1451	1566	1608	1759	2918
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:48AM1.57m					6:22PM1.71m				6:46AM1.58m				7:18PM1.72m				7:43AM1.57m
Low Tide		11:43PM0.07m					12:03PM-0.01m				00:42AM0.04m				1:01PM-0.02m				1:40AM0.01m				1:57PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	13	14	16	17	15	14	13	12	12	11	12	12	11
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	10	12	14	13	13	13	14	10	9	12	13	10	10	8	8	9	7	8	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 14
kJ	28	72	69	64	62	61	61	37	37	56	57	167	228	371	556	827	973	1136	1230	1451	1566	1608	1759	2918
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 6	SSW 15	S 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	33	11	5	5	3	3	3	35	35	33	18	21	22	21	59	57	50	24	49	41	46	181	1547	1258
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	W 3	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 19	NNE 5	SSW 16	SSW 18	S 18	SSW 18	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 9	SSW 8	—	—
kJ	22	18	9	8	6	1	26	27	37	2	24	31	25	30	4	4	—	—	4	47	7	20	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	—	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	—
kJ	1	1	2	2	1	2	—	3	3	—	—	1	3	6	4	4	7	5	39	70	34	31	19	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	13	0	0	0	6	6	16	16	6	6	0	0	36	15	6	13	10	0	6	0	6	0	4	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Point Annihilation	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Pouawa Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Mahia Spit	Last Chance
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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