Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 508 | 472 | 653 | 1011 | 1123 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 941 | 880 | 697 | 594 | 594 | 378 | 282 | 225 | 303 | 487 | 645 | 2252 | 2409 | 2335 | 2360 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM3.05m | 9:57PM3.15m | 10:22AM3.20m | 10:37PM3.24m | 11:02AM3.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.15m | 3:49PM0.20m | 4:10AM0.01m | 4:30PM0.08m | 4:51AM-0.06m | 5:13PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 508 | 508 | 472 | 653 | 1011 | 1123 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 941 | 880 | 697 | 594 | 594 | 378 | 282 | 225 | 198 | 263 | 588 | 2252 | 336 | 2335 | 2360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 427 | 418 | 322 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 20 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 151 | 288 | — | — | 201 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 45 | 56 | 48 | 44 | 35 | 40 | 10 | 32 | 57 | 114 | 303 | 487 | 645 | — | 2409 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 260 | 260 | 263 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 109 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 109 | 252 | 263 | 252 | 254 | 109 | 215 | 215 | 178 |
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