East End and The Gap Surf Break

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
512
407
1628
3042
3115
2293
2329
2240
1815
1676
1587
1280
1010
904
900
936
835
471
630
273
238
491
475
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:58AM2.47m
6:36PM2.51m
6:53AM2.47m
7:27PM2.57m
7:43AM2.52m
8:13PM2.65m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.71m
00:47AM0.83m
1:09PM0.69m
1:39AM0.79m
1:56PM0.65m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
13
13
10
8
1
0
1
0
-2
0
0
1
2
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
595
512
364
1628
3042
3115
2293
2329
2240
1815
1676
1587
1280
1010
904
900
936
835
471
630
273
238
491
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
10
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
W
24
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
257
352
407
188
66
18
153
119
74
207
11
201
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.8
WSW
13
0.1
W
24
0.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
2
86
222
11
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
11
0.9
S
4
1
S
10
1.1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
52
431
458
541
769
616
112
117
133
494
33
196
43
44
35
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
5
4
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
3
1
1
14
15
100
100
198
197
197
198
197
197
197
197
197
100
14
14
4
14
14
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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