Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.5
S
13
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1804
1779
1729
987
1766
1610
759
1626
1380
1072
1014
713
556
456
426
344
289
881
902
848
690
449
345
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
0
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:14AM1.24m
1:39PM1.33m
2:03AM1.23m
2:27PM1.32m
2:53AM1.23m
3:16PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.35m
8:00PM0.36m
8:12AM0.36m
8:48PM0.35m
9:01AM0.35m
9:36PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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6:11
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7:30
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Temp °C
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
10
10
11
9
9
10
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
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