East End and The Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2288
2169
2140
1993
2020
1850
962
996
716
857
1130
1114
917
799
866
841
817
1026
613
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:16AM3.16m
12:38PM2.98m
00:55AM2.96m
1:19PM2.81m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.12m
6:35AM0.16m
6:52PM0.31m
7:15AM0.35m
7:34PM0.53m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
8
7
7
7
7
9
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
3
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
7
5
4
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