
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 479 | 479 | 412 | 412 | 379 | 390 | 396 | 328 | 323 | 232 | 232 | 183 | 503 | 529 | 617 | 794 | 646 | 413 | 595 | 1317 | 1844 | 1844 | 1722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:01AM2.62m | 4:40PM2.49m | 5:00AM2.51m | 5:40PM2.47m | 5:58AM2.47m | 6:36PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.63m | 10:51PM0.79m | 11:23AM0.69m | 11:51PM0.84m | 12:17PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
169 | 479 | 479 | 412 | 412 | 379 | 390 | 396 | 328 | 323 | 232 | 232 | 183 | 503 | 529 | 617 | 794 | 646 | 404 | 595 | 1317 | 1844 | 1844 | 1722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | S 9 |
220 | 61 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 180 | 127 | 208 | 257 | 321 | 413 | 188 | 84 | 43 | 15 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
73 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 180 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | — | 5 | 15 | — | 49 | 48 | 60 | 53 | 107 | 309 | 471 | 672 | 26 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 40 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
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