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: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
13.9°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
WSW
9
0.5
W
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WSW
19
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
1251
1238
808
548
401
239
211
223
296
377
365
471
688
770
672
870
1074
1467
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:03PM3.13m
10:20AM3.03m
10:36PM3.20m
10:54AM3.09m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.23m
4:14AM0.16m
4:26PM0.14m
4:49AM0.08m
5:02PM0.12m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
6
2
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
11
12
9
9
8
6
7
6
4
5
8
7
6
7
7
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