East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST
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East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)18ft (5.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1011121213111212121414131313131313131388889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4343677878007177714763027134669657206599526140313215297525472376241223542354976111313311094754
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
2.92
1:51AM
2.76
2:26PM
2.71
2:57AM
2.52
3:42PM
2.54
4:22AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.45
8:16AM
0.50
8:54PM
0.68
9:25AM
0.71
10:12PM
0.82
10:45AM
0.80
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-6:10-------6:12-------6:13------
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---111-----------------
Temp. °C121111111212121313121211111113141313131313131415
Feels °C (?)31234446666676898787781011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at East End and The Gap (strong winds from the WSW at NewPlymouthAero Aws 11 km from East End and The Gap). A 5.3m groundswell from the WSW is too big for here

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50 km/h
WSW
Cross-On
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