East End and The Gap Surf Break

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 2AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
1361
1531
2758
2258
1992
1800
1610
1564
1326
1430
1730
1866
527
394
394
424
446
573
685
575
531
1134
1201
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54PM3.29m
10:17AM3.14m
10:45PM3.34m
11:08AM3.12m
11:36PM3.32m
12:00PM3.04m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.07m
4:31PM-0.01m
5:04AM0.05m
5:22PM0.02m
5:56AM0.08m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
12
10
9
7
7
7
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
17
1.8
W
9
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
515
1361
521
2758
2258
1992
1800
1610
1564
1326
353
394
394
424
446
573
685
575
531
158
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
16
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
W
23
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.3
W
20
0.5
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
363
1531
11
9
10
247
177
119
111
67
121
286
282
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
9
9
35
30
66
163
162
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
8
2
W
8
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
328
572
1430
1730
1866
527
1134
1201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
Distance (km)
109
104
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
254
254
248
215
15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
242
197
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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