East End and The Gap Surf Break

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
12
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1081
690
469
457
592
865
1227
2060
2147
1731
3790
3468
3468
3213
2903
2696
2266
2029
869
687
501
384
742
617
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
10
SSW
5
E
20
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03PM2.68m
1:22AM2.84m
1:46PM2.64m
2:05AM2.78m
2:34PM2.60m
2:54AM2.72m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.46m
7:13PM0.50m
7:44AM0.48m
7:57PM0.57m
8:30AM0.51m
8:48PM0.64m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
2
5
1
4
4
6
4
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
10
9
10
10
13
14
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
8
6
4
3
4
5
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
9
11
8
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
12
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
14
2.1
W
14
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1081
690
281
264
592
865
1227
2060
2147
1731
1816
1324
3468
3213
2903
2696
2266
2029
869
382
389
341
742
617
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.3
NNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
W
15
1.1
NNW
7
1
N
7
1
N
6
1.9
N
8
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
413
399
252
158
165
447
114
92
81
477
3790
3468
770
572
405
275
153
116
389
687
501
384
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
1
WSW
15
0.2
S
8
1.3
WSW
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
56
469
457
400
11
468
5
1143
35
19
15
7
75
50
36
26
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
5
0.8
ENE
4
1.2
E
4
1.3
E
5
1
E
5
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
104
20
55
77
42
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
88
88
1
1
15
3
247
247
246
215
31
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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