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: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
1292
1230
1230
1165
1150
1136
978
929
892
716
706
602
515
501
367
290
237
350
433
306
432
339
435
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52PM2.78m
7:18AM2.79m
7:55PM2.96m
8:19AM2.92m
8:52PM3.13m
9:15AM3.04m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.46m
1:08AM0.52m
1:35PM0.34m
2:10AM0.36m
2:34PM0.20m
3:08AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
10
10
9
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
5
4
3
3
4
4
7
8
7
7
4
6
6
4
5
7
7
6
6
9
11
11
11
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