Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2288 | 2169 | 2140 | 1993 | 2020 | 1850 | 962 | 996 | 716 | 857 | 1130 | 1114 | 917 | 799 | 866 | 841 | 817 | 1026 | 613 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:16AM3.16m | 12:38PM2.98m | 00:55AM2.96m | 1:19PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.12m | 6:35AM0.16m | 6:52PM0.31m | 7:15AM0.35m | 7:34PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 |
2288 | 2169 | 2140 | 1993 | 2020 | 1850 | 962 | 996 | 716 | 857 | 1130 | 1114 | 917 | 799 | 866 | 841 | 817 | 1026 | 613 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
136 | — | 80 | 75 | — | — | 372 | 375 | 346 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
28 | 234 | 22 | 21 | 145 | 136 | 66 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 178 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 197 | 15 | 1 |
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