Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 528 | 520 | 451 | 421 | 529 | 390 | 958 | 724 | 733 | 848 | 724 | 724 | 715 | 733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.59m | 6:50AM2.48m | 7:23PM2.72m | 7:56AM2.65m | 8:20PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.69m | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:40AM0.53m | 2:01PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 528 | 528 | 520 | 451 | 421 | 529 | 290 | 958 | 724 | 733 | 848 | 724 | 724 | 715 | 733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 16 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 122 | — | 390 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 226 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 242 | 29 | 2 |
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