Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1212 | 1251 | 1238 | 808 | 548 | 401 | 239 | 211 | 223 | 296 | 377 | 365 | 471 | 688 | 770 | 672 | 870 | 1074 | 1467 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:03PM3.13m | 10:20AM3.03m | 10:36PM3.20m | 10:54AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.16m | 4:26PM0.14m | 4:49AM0.08m | 5:02PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
223 | 204 | 1238 | 808 | 548 | 401 | 239 | 163 | 93 | 211 | 88 | 365 | 471 | 427 | 418 | 655 | 728 | 554 | 679 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | W 20 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — |
11 | 11 | 195 | 192 | 192 | 151 | 188 | 178 | 169 | 62 | 377 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 70 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | W 21 | W 20 | NNW 7 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — |
— | — | 41 | 39 | 22 | 79 | 149 | 148 | 223 | 296 | 37 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
1212 | 1251 | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 173 | 172 | 281 | 294 | 376 | 688 | 770 | 672 | 870 | 1074 | 1467 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 250 | 204 | 144 | 109 | 22 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 15 | 242 | 242 | 250 | 252 | 245 | 273 | 254 | 254 |
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