Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.6
NE
7
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
165
130
141
96
105
130
241
216
167
163
157
144
81
70
142
336
321
287
278
259
244
263
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
30
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:26AM1.49m
9:46PM1.44m
10:12AM1.45m
10:32PM1.39m
10:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.14m
3:42PM0.19m
4:02AM0.19m
4:28PM0.24m
4:46AM0.24m
5:14PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
1
5
9
8
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
12
11
11
13
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
12
9
8
7
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
7
6
5
5
5
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