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 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
427
408
331
326
391
383
260
249
318
232
208
201
196
142
170
214
232
274
370
669
636
572
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
NW
0
SW
5
E
10
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14AM2.85m
8:43PM3.12m
9:06AM3.02m
9:31PM3.29m
9:53AM3.14m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.39m
2:24PM0.25m
2:58AM0.19m
3:16PM0.08m
3:47AM0.03m
4:03PM-0.03m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
9
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
12
12
11
10
8
7
8
8
10
10
11
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
13
10
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