East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)88888999913131313131314141415141491414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36739543759189911181045747616182019351901175616191408188618001667187783423096015691922
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
3.29
12:52AM
3.14
1:09PM
3.23
1:32AM
3.07
1:49PM
3.10
2:15AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
-0.00
7:03AM
0.09
7:27PM
0.06
7:44AM
0.20
8:10PM
0.19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C181819171515131216181816141415161717181716151413
Feels °C (?)141414108991013131311101011121313131211111312
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