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

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3415
3021
2379
1735
1121
845
678
668
746
769
419
389
327
525
461
366
336
261
256
166
270
353
419
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
W
10
NW
10
ENE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:56AM2.47m
6:36PM2.70m
7:08AM2.64m
7:38PM2.91m
8:05AM2.84m
8:28PM3.11m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.65m
00:54AM0.58m
1:17PM0.47m
1:53AM0.36m
2:12PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
4
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
10
9
9
8
8
7
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
12
13
4
2
3
2
3
3
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
7
6
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