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: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.6° C

1.2°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
11
3
NNW
8
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
164
126
103
103
106
80
82
65
65
65
63
63
47
51
52
48
80
184
449
543
967
2294
1864
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
N
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
40
N
30
N
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:08AM2.76m
11:30PM2.94m
11:45AM2.75m
00:06AM2.92m
12:23PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.47m
5:17PM0.39m
5:44AM0.45m
5:54PM0.40m
6:22AM0.45m
6:32PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
9
13
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
9
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
W
13
0.8
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
170
164
126
103
103
106
80
82
65
65
65
63
63
47
16
19
20
80
184
449
543
573
2294
1864
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
17
0.4
NW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
Energy kJ
6
6
11
11
5
5
51
52
26
25
79
25
9
34
68
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2
8
17
16
48
7
7
12
52
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
N
5
1.8
N
6
2.2
N
7
3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
2
3
2
3
3
11
49
67
207
427
967
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
5
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
5
5
5
100
49
100
100
65
109
109
109
45
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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