
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
604 | 596 | 581 | 505 | 417 | 422 | 434 | 417 | 400 | 325 | 321 | 226 | 213 | 158 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 394 | 964 | 1271 | 1055 | 1415 | 1377 | 1106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:25PM3.18m | 10:47AM3.16m | 11:01PM3.16m | 11:22AM3.16m | 11:36PM3.09m | 11:57AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.03m | 4:57PM0.12m | 5:15AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.17m | 5:50AM0.14m | 6:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
604 | 221 | 364 | 398 | 408 | 397 | 318 | 293 | 255 | 207 | 197 | 138 | 97 | 76 | 81 | 104 | 130 | 161 | 964 | 1271 | 1055 | 1415 | 1377 | 1106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 19 | — | — | NW 7 |
66 | 596 | 581 | 505 | 417 | 422 | 434 | 417 | 400 | 325 | 321 | 226 | 213 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 394 | 181 | 207 | 492 | — | — | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 30 | 74 | 124 | 117 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | — |
112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 227 | 135 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 88 | 109 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 104 | 109 | 286 | 109 | 104 |
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