Table Cape Reefs surf break

Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101099999999999999101010109121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87876757749544232539133323018915712595971035066505964253583752483041138
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
20
SW
15
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
1.49
10:19PM
1.38
10:41AM
1.50
11:07PM
1.40
11:27AM
1.50
11:56PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.19
4:20PM
0.19
4:32AM
0.19
5:05PM
0.16
5:19AM
0.18
5:51PM
0.15
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C201921232424211918161618171718171717192022211918
Feels °C (?)1917202122211915139811141513111111141518171413
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