Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | 339 | 271 | 257 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 80 | 53 | 45 | 152 | 176 | 129 | 112 | 404 | 548 | 662 | 2088 | 2165 | 2079 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.34m | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | 7:48AM1.41m | 8:09PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.26m | 12:29PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | 1:46AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
344 | 339 | 271 | 257 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 60 | 39 | 28 | 41 | 45 | 152 | 176 | 129 | 112 | 88 | 548 | 662 | 2088 | 2165 | 2079 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
17 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 85 | 80 | 53 | 26 | 68 | 112 | 85 | 82 | 404 | 73 | 653 | 47 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 |
28 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 70 | 36 | 22 | 39 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 93 | 94 | 81 | 5 | 59 | 77 | 62 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
69 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 56 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 147 | 525 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 62 |
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