Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is

13.4° C

Table Cape Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night).
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	2	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	833	802	816	725	680	656	586	697	2091	3643	3217	4379	6510	7720	6690	6171	4420	3263	2806	1363	1418	1360	1116	1019
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:42AM1.35m					00:02AM1.43m				12:34PM1.39m				00:54AM1.44m				1:29PM1.45m				1:50AM1.46m
Low Tide				5:54PM0.26m					6:24AM0.20m				6:46PM0.25m				7:15AM0.17m				7:42PM0.22m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	1	2	3	1	2	6	7	4	1	1	1	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	7	7	8	6	9	5	8	10	5	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 22	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 13	S 17	SSW 17	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10
kJ	833	802	816	725	680	656	488	575	504	510	510	36	277	277	357	140	219	149	255	1363	1418	1360	1116	1019
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	E 10	NE 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	NNE 8	SW 22	SSW 21	SW 20	SSW 19	—	SSW 18	SSW 17	—	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 12	S 16	SSW 11
kJ	61	147	139	133	92	486	586	16	54	53	47	18	42	97	146	—	184	258	—	243	377	73	122	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 20	NE 9	SSW 13	NE 8	SSW 18	SSW 17	NE 9	SSW 17	—	—	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	158	54	51	8	38	53	14	62	109	20	116	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	121	160	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	WSW 4	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	—	6	5	51	110	—	—	697	2091	3643	3217	4379	6510	7720	6690	6171	4420	3263	2806	1026	867	507	460	333
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuahuru Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahuru Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	6	6	0	36	0	86	0	4	86	146	153	163	163	166	166	166	166	166	104	104	104	95	95	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit	Mahia Spit	Table Cape Reefs	Wainui Beach - Pines	Whangara		Table Cape Reefs	Last Chance
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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