East End and The Gap Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for East End and The Gap

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
16.4° C

1.1°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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (04 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.5
NNW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.2
WNW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
107
78
153
331
381
502
746
1134
885
1435
1341
1435
1927
1205
1542
1162
614
520
508
586
512
612
860
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:03PM2.65m
00:27AM2.77m
12:44PM2.57m
1:08AM2.71m
1:29PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.58m
6:14PM0.54m
6:44AM0.63m
6:56PM0.61m
7:29AM0.67m
7:41PM0.68m
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light rain
mod rain
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heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
3
3
3
4
6
6
5
9
10
15
8
4
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
2.2
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
13
3
NW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.8
WNW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
314
96
57
64
43
45
30
21
20
885
18
1341
43
42
600
1542
1162
614
520
508
422
491
406
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
18
107
78
16
21
21
21
12
18
10
44
4
42
40
41
423
450
490
23
22
69
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
SW
12
0.1
W
26
Energy kJ
25
25
25
14
1
12
2
9
8
39
39
22
36
71
22
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NNW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
12
15
48
153
331
381
502
746
1134
549
1435
1435
1927
1205
586
512
612
860
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
88
49
109
221
239
88
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
104
109
109
88
109
109
240
232
215
237
244
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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