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Table Cape Reefs

Lat Long: 39.11° S 178.00° E

Table Cape Reefs Surf Photo: 'East of Aurora' by Rob Davies

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Table Cape Reefs sea temperature is

13.2° C

0.8°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		NE	S
	9 s	on		9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	NE	SSE	SW
	9 s	on	9 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	NE	SSE	SW
	9 s	on	10 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	SSE	N
	9 s	on	10 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	NE	NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NNE	NE	NNE
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW		NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	WNW	NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	WNW	NE	SSE
	10 s	glass	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SW	NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSW	NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSW	NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSW	NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSW	NE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ESE		NE	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		NE	SSE
	11 s	on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		NE	SSE
	11 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Table Cape Reefs around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 50 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.5m (5.0 ft). Range 1.83m (6.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Table Cape Reefs Surf Photo: 'East of Aurora' by Rob Davies

Just east of Aurora point, a nameless reef produces some lovely overhead tubes. 5 head out to surf it in an inflatable truck tyre tube. What can possibly go wrong?

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:38 pm 27 Jan 2011