Table Cape Reefs, 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), 54 km.

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About Table Cape Reefs

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

The spot faces SE (124°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (304°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 May, August and September, 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), 54 km.

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 45 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

Table Cape Reefs does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Table Cape Reefs, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	729kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	528kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	5 ft10 ssoft	391kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft9 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 26Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	182kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 28Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	23°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. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 15 by road. About 29h 45 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Table Cape Reefs
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Table Cape Reefs
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Table Cape Reefs
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Table Cape Reefs
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Table Cape Reefs
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 15 by road. About 29h 45 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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