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: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
16.5° C

1.5°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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
827
796
833
602
569
864
1109
1082
1001
833
811
687
678
659
622
595
553
499
459
376
366
575
561
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15PM2.88m
7:35AM2.93m
8:10PM3.05m
8:31AM3.04m
9:02PM3.19m
9:25AM3.12m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.32m
1:26AM0.41m
1:53PM0.20m
2:23AM0.26m
2:46PM0.09m
3:18AM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
817
827
796
833
602
569
864
1109
1082
1001
833
811
687
678
659
622
595
506
499
390
321
257
575
561
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
10
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
W
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
132
75
41
21
408
107
11
11
38
50
40
221
279
369
340
553
418
459
376
366
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.4
SW
5
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
Energy kJ
232
7
41
91
153
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
Energy kJ
237
82
99
111
104
86
86
86
100
119
119
137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
15
8
15
15
65
100
109
250
250
254
254
246
240
109
109
254
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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