Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 530 | 499 | 253 | 190 | 131 | 253 | 470 | 836 | 1476 | 1637 | 1403 | 1146 | 808 | 630 | 563 | 484 | 417 | 334 | 270 | 173 | 419 | 431 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM3.10m | 1:45PM2.79m | 2:10AM2.94m | 2:41PM2.66m | 3:04AM2.77m | 3:39PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.28m | 7:59PM0.38m | 8:36AM0.41m | 8:54PM0.54m | 9:31AM0.53m | 9:52PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 569 | 530 | 499 | 253 | 190 | 131 | 72 | 112 | 106 | 1476 | 1637 | 1403 | 1146 | 808 | 630 | 563 | 484 | 417 | 334 | 270 | 173 | 419 | 431 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 45 | 44 | 78 | 75 | 127 | 123 | — | — | 123 | 174 | 170 | 109 | 149 | 174 | 133 | 154 | 126 | 121 | 75 | 143 | 140 | 111 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 102 | 164 | 138 | 150 | 120 | 138 | 134 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 49 | 78 | 114 | 253 | 470 | 836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 240 | 232 | 232 | 215 | 232 | 232 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our East End and The Gap surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest