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: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 2PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
604
679
817
902
845
706
1130
996
982
799
892
754
643
586
586
595
529
706
515
425
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:02PM2.62m
2:20AM2.51m
2:53PM2.44m
3:14AM2.32m
3:57PM2.30m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.56m
8:20PM0.76m
8:44AM0.77m
9:14PM0.95m
9:42AM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
8
8
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