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Table Cape Reefs surf break

Table Cape Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1312131313131313121278888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165162129135178176173165117112180336364448472517614739664680739661677608
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
15
WNW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.34
5:01PM
1.28
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.38
11:12PM
0.32
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:58-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset-----8:35-------8:34-------8:34--
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
465------1-------------1
Temp. °C191919202322181717171717161616161616161616171616
Feels °C (?)181716181921151415141312111011121110101110121110
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