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: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1402
1325
3220
2707
2524
972
855
778
745
672
1579
1299
1280
1161
1161
1178
1178
578
508
396
402
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM3.23m
00:20AM3.20m
12:44PM3.16m
1:02AM3.07m
1:28PM3.03m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.08m
6:36AM0.05m
6:59PM0.19m
7:20AM0.19m
7:47PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:03
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7:01
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7:00
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
11
12
14
13
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
7
9
7
8
7
9
8
9
10
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
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