East End and The Gap, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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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This is the surf forecast page for East End and The Gap, Taranaki. Use the tab navigation above to view East End and The Gap sea temperature, East End and The Gap photographs, East End and The Gap detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, East End and The Gap webcams, current wind from Taranaki live weather stations and East End and The Gap tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around East End and The Gap. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Taranaki surf breaks near to East End and The Gap to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to East End and The Gap: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Fitzroy Beach	2 mi
Second closest break	ParitutuandNgamotu Beach	2 mi
Third closest break	Waiwakaiho	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Back Beach	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Bell Block Reef	5 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)	81 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	81 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	85 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	208 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
Town and city forecasts close to East End and The Gap:
Closest city location	New Plymouth (New Zealand)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Hamilton (New Zealand)	111 mi
Third closest city location	Manukau (New Zealand)	150 mi
Fourth closest city location	Auckland (New Zealand)	150 mi
Fifth closest city location	Waitakere (New Zealand)	155 mi

East End and The Gap, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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