East End and The Gap Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.06° S 174.07° E)

Surf Forecasts:

East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT

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East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is 17.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 6AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	N	N	N	N	WNW	WNW	NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	7	7	11	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1946	1641	1462	1366	1697	1581	1423	1256	876	644	560	421	313	211	151	119	78	92	188	286	263	447	689	908
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	NE	WNW	WNW	NW	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	7:27PM 2.60				7:59AM 2.58				8:13PM 2.66				8:42AM 2.69				8:54PM 2.73				9:19AM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)			1:43AM 0.59				2:04PM 0.67				2:27AM 0.51				2:48PM 0.60				3:06AM 0.44				3:27PM 0.53

		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	13	12	11	10	13	15	15	15	13	12	13	13	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	20	19	20
Feels °C (?)	8	8	8	8	10	12	12	14	11	9	10	10	12	14	17	17	16	14	13	12	15	17	18	20

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