Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.6
S
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
8
2.2
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
547
456
383
238
374
196
277
320
279
498
623
699
784
912
1210
1478
1325
1106
1032
961
775
623
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WSW
10
SE
15
ENE
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:41AM1.24m
2:09PM1.32m
2:31AM1.24m
2:59PM1.33m
3:21AM1.25m
3:47PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.35m
8:26PM0.38m
8:40AM0.34m
9:16PM0.35m
9:30AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
10
12
11
12
2
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
-1
0
1
1
3
5
6
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