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Surf Break: East End and The Gap

East End and The Gap in Taranaki is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the southeast with some shelter here from southwest winds. Handles onshore winds better than most spots Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach are mainly rights and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall East End and The Gap Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to East End and The Gap:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Belt Road	1 mi
Second closest break	Fitzroy Beach	2 mi
Third closest break	ParitutuandNgamotu Beach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Waiwakaiho	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Back Beach	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to East End and The Gap:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4273 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4324 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4566 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4627 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4783 mi
Tide stations nearest to East End and The Gap:
Closest tide station	Port Taranaki, New Zealand	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Waitara River Entrance, New Zealand	10 mi
Third closest tide station	Opunake Bay, New Zealand	30 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Patea, New Zealand	55 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	79 mi
Ski Resorts closest to East End and The Gap:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	17 mi
Second closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	80 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	80 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	85 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	205 mi
Town and city forecasts close to East End and The Gap:
Closest city location	New Plymouth (New Zealand)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Waitara (New Zealand)	13 mi
Third closest city location	Eltham (New Zealand)	29 mi
Fourth closest city location	Opunake (New Zealand)	30 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hawera (New Zealand)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to East End and The Gap is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to East End and The Gap is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 130 km (81 miles) away.
• Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 172 km (107 miles) away.
• Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand is 178 km (111 miles) away.
• Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to East End and The Gap and is 193 km (120 miles) away.