Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 24s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)24s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
2
4
4
4
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
14
1.6
ESE
14
1.6
ESE
14
1.2
S
24
2
S
23
2.5
S
21
2.5
S
20
2.5
S
19
2.5
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
1.7
S
19
3
S
19
3
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1072
1042
1014
1630
4240
5728
5553
4797
4254
3442
3056
2590
2114
1869
1845
1766
2204
2146
1959
2096
6144
6866
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM1.55m
9:06PM1.67m
9:34AM1.52m
9:59PM1.61m
10:28AM1.48m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.01m
2:53PM0.01m
3:30AM0.02m
3:47PM0.06m
4:21AM0.06m
4:39PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
8
7
6
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