
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Table Cape Reefs today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Table Cape Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 232 | 456 | 299 | 269 | 261 | 257 | 659 | 767 | 710 | 627 | 693 | 879 | 944 | 1310 | 98 | 1192 | 1697 | 1121 | 3675 | 4172 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.46m | 7:34AM1.45m | 7:55PM1.50m | 8:21AM1.51m | 8:42PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.21m | 1:26AM0.16m | 1:47PM0.17m | 2:13AM0.12m | 2:37PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 |
273 | 232 | 456 | 299 | 269 | 261 | 257 | 659 | 767 | 710 | 627 | 693 | 879 | 944 | 1310 | 98 | 1192 | 1697 | 1121 | 3675 | 4172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
114 | 78 | 74 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 253 | 206 | 206 | 159 | 162 | 138 | 136 | 99 | — | 71 | 69 | 752 | 55 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | — | — |
87 | 85 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 56 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 11 | 48 | 172 | 664 | 713 | 675 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2273 | 1818 | 175 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 36 | 36 | 86 | 95 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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