
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
724 | 724 | 715 | 733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 | 679 | 671 | 671 | 724 | 827 | 766 | 833 | 811 | 811 | 936 | 1843 | 1820 | 1714 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.65m | 8:20PM2.89m | 8:48AM2.83m | 9:07PM3.04m | 9:32AM2.99m | 9:48PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.53m | 2:01PM0.49m | 2:35AM0.34m | 2:53PM0.33m | 3:21AM0.18m | 3:38PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
724 | 724 | 715 | 733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 | 679 | 671 | 671 | 724 | 827 | 766 | 833 | 811 | 811 | 936 | 1843 | 1820 | 1714 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 37 | 71 | 41 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 54 | 37 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 19 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 256 | 354 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 246 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
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