East End and The Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 5AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1340
1167
1346
1452
1292
1432
3560
3479
1644
1432
5036
3232
5442
6170
6090
6908
7838
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:31AM2.28m
3:12PM2.29m
3:45AM2.15m
4:36PM2.23m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.98m
8:56AM0.99m
9:41PM1.11m
10:11AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
8
7
6
2
2
3
4
4
6
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