Table cape, New Zealand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Māhia, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIS (GIS), 49 km.

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About Table cape

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (126°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (306°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Māhia, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIS (GIS), 49 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GIS, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Table cape, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	815kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	576kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 s	664kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	5 ft9 s	427kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 s	382kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 s	180kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	5 ft10 s	477kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	4 ft9 s	255kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	47, fair	3 ft10 s	194kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 s	26kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 28Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 s	6kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 10 by road. About 29h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Table cape
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Table cape
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Table cape
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Table cape
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 10 by road. About 29h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,195–£2,350 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to GIS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£730–£1,520
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£100–£170
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£165
Total		£1,195–£2,350

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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