
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 165 | 130 | 141 | 96 | 105 | 130 | 241 | 216 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 144 | 81 | 70 | 142 | 336 | 321 | 287 | 278 | 259 | 244 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.49m | 9:46PM1.44m | 10:12AM1.45m | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.14m | 3:42PM0.19m | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 7 |
158 | 165 | 130 | 141 | 96 | 105 | 130 | 241 | 216 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 144 | 65 | 70 | 142 | 336 | 321 | 287 | 278 | 259 | 179 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SE 11 |
74 | 64 | 59 | 34 | 68 | 78 | 98 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 81 | 63 | 95 | 33 | 63 | 41 | 58 | 86 | 15 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 |
8 | 4 | 40 | 53 | 14 | 34 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 57 | 20 | 84 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | N 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 83 | 58 | — | 63 | 118 | 151 | 244 | 258 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 62 |
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