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 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.7° C

1.1°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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
601
269
254
263
224
263
242
269
279
353
353
474
455
443
796
691
663
578
553
472
465
458
388
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:43AM2.52m
8:13PM2.65m
8:29AM2.58m
8:56PM2.74m
9:12AM2.66m
9:37PM2.82m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.79m
1:56PM0.65m
2:26AM0.72m
2:41PM0.58m
3:09AM0.64m
3:22PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
8
6
4
3
3
4
7
8
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
737
601
268
254
263
224
263
242
196
234
234
234
220
224
443
796
691
663
578
553
472
465
458
388
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
SW
11
0.1
W
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
83
57
269
219
215
212
212
229
269
279
353
353
474
455
224
8
64
64
63
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
11
49
43
43
41
43
46
26
27
24
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
Energy kJ
10
13
6
5
5
3
8
5
5
3
30
9
7
12
13
16
15
11
4
4
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
2
14
14
14
14
13
4
1
1
1
13
13
1
1
1
13
13
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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