Table Cape Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Table Cape Reefs at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
0.7
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
290
217
135
104
100
68
65
21
20
27
19
26
22
66
114
165
171
171
198
152
179
264
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
40
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:30AM1.40m
1:02PM1.37m
1:19AM1.35m
1:51PM1.35m
2:08AM1.31m
2:39PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.22m
7:11PM0.31m
7:33AM0.27m
8:00PM0.35m
8:20AM0.30m
8:49PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
8
9
8
9
8
6
6
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
5
3
-3
-3
-3
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