
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | 290 | 217 | 135 | 104 | 100 | 68 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 66 | 114 | 165 | 171 | 171 | 198 | 152 | 179 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.40m | 1:02PM1.37m | 1:19AM1.35m | 1:51PM1.35m | 2:08AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.22m | 7:11PM0.31m | 7:33AM0.27m | 8:00PM0.35m | 8:20AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
350 | 290 | 217 | 135 | 104 | 100 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 56 | 86 | 48 | 91 | 171 | 198 | 152 | 114 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
21 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 69 | 171 | 72 | 44 | 117 | 179 | 264 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 18 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | N 10 |
14 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
— | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 66 | 114 | 165 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 240 | 727 | 1561 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 79 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 44 | 86 | 102 | 95 |
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