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East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131817171616161414131414141413131212121313111311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13263135158915531261881870407450346508653561561472437347341264281234169238268
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
2.71
9:20PM
2.69
9:39AM
2.93
9:59PM
2.90
10:15AM
3.13
10:36PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
0.56
3:24AM
0.45
3:50PM
0.31
4:03AM
0.25
4:27PM
0.10
4:41AM
0.09
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:43-------7:40-------7:38----
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161818161515151516181816151414141517181716151516
Feels °C (?)161514121212121314161715151414141617171515141415
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