Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1895 | 2437 | 2722 | 2466 | 2190 | 1815 | 1293 | 843 | 653 | 583 | 322 | 245 | 294 | 392 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 336 | 347 | 205 | 429 | 195 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25AM2.65m | 1:49PM2.67m | 2:07AM2.47m | 2:36PM2.49m | 2:59AM2.30m | 3:35PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.62m | 8:08PM0.77m | 8:24AM0.80m | 9:00PM0.94m | 9:19AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1895 | 2437 | 2722 | 2466 | 2190 | 1815 | 1293 | 843 | 653 | 583 | 322 | 245 | 294 | 392 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 336 | 347 | 205 | 7 | 195 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 16 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 277 | 215 | — | — | — | 54 | 51 | 56 | 32 | — | 172 | 167 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 9 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 188 | 190 | 202 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 429 | 34 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 100 | 211 | 232 | 284 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 261 | 15 | 1 |
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