Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s 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 (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 929 | 845 | 716 | 706 | 602 | 515 | 501 | 367 | 290 | 236 | 245 | 329 | 547 | 650 | 331 | 302 | 333 | 418 | 326 | 660 | 841 | 1421 | 3742 | 4356 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM2.96m | 8:19AM2.92m | 8:52PM3.13m | 9:15AM3.04m | 9:44PM3.28m | 10:07AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.34m | 2:10AM0.36m | 2:34PM0.20m | 3:08AM0.20m | 3:28PM0.07m | 4:01AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 929 | 845 | 716 | 706 | 602 | 515 | 501 | 367 | 290 | 236 | 163 | 167 | 547 | 650 | 331 | 302 | 333 | 215 | 326 | 660 | 841 | 957 | 3742 | 4356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 24 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 163 | 123 | 102 | 131 | 134 | 265 | 418 | 150 | 108 | 705 | 1421 | 65 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 13 | WSW 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 42 | 40 | 98 | 155 | 135 | 128 | 168 | 340 | 79 | 59 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 54 | 117 | 166 | 187 | 245 | 329 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 244 | 250 | 144 | 144 | 250 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 45 | 15 | 254 |
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