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East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330362362357347328313309304299447341302278218211169160157126101848282
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
5
E
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
2.42
9:11AM
2.59
9:28PM
2.55
9:55AM
2.74
10:10PM
2.67
10:35AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.74
3:22PM
0.77
3:37AM
0.61
4:05PM
0.63
4:18AM
0.47
4:45PM
0.50
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:50-------8:49
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
4311--------------11----
Temp. °C191919181920212018161616192223211816141316191818
Feels °C (?)2020191719192121191516161821221612109811181617
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