East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 4AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1887
3078
1465
1331
1772
2031
2136
2199
2512
2172
1406
1034
2313
2084
1901
1648
1514
1266
1236
1011
894
880
722
657
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:22AM2.43m
3:57PM2.28m
4:27AM2.47m
5:05PM2.37m
5:29AM2.57m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.90m
9:50AM0.88m
10:10PM0.89m
10:53AM0.79m
11:13PM0.81m
11:50AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
10
6
4
4
8
10
8
8
9
7
8
10
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3.5
W
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1887
3078
1141
787
167
746
1406
961
2313
2084
1901
1648
1514
1266
1236
1011
894
880
722
657
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
0.2
S
8
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
763
621
596
588
879
1034
5
18
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
488
1465
1331
1772
2031
2136
2199
2512
2172
5
4
3
6
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
242
242
242
242
244
247
234
215
178
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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