Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
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 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | N 7 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 397 | 475 | 516 | 820 | 2620 | 1600 | 1122 | 1153 | 744 | 469 | 299 | 774 | 555 | 1321 | 2199 | 2436 | 1787 | 3879 | 3554 | 3468 | 3668 | 3412 | 2911 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.72m | 00:43AM2.89m | 1:03PM2.68m | 1:22AM2.84m | 1:46PM2.64m | 2:05AM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:32PM0.44m | 7:02AM0.46m | 7:13PM0.50m | 7:44AM0.48m | 7:57PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 17 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 143 | 397 | 475 | 516 | 588 | 119 | 1600 | 1122 | 1153 | 399 | 252 | 299 | 774 | 555 | 1321 | 2199 | 2436 | 1787 | 1624 | 1202 | 3468 | 3668 | 3412 | 2911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 20 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 18 | W 10 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | NNE 6 | S 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 119 | 53 | 418 | 253 | 413 | 78 | 469 | 158 | 132 | 486 | 468 | 53 | 4 | 1143 | 3879 | 3554 | 754 | 509 | 310 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 16 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 22 | — | S 5 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 9 | 35 | 25 | — | 328 | 329 | — | — | 82 | 181 | 400 | 441 | 91 | — | 2 | 53 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 134 | 301 | 481 | 820 | 2620 | — | — | — | 744 | 359 | — | — | 3 | 20 | 45 | 347 | 1288 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 109 | 109 | 119 | 178 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 178 | 247 | 243 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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