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: 11 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
16.6° C

1.4°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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
672
522
547
1150
1307
763
800
594
706
817
827
796
726
602
659
864
1109
906
838
833
811
789
678
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:17PM2.71m
6:37AM2.81m
7:15PM2.88m
7:35AM2.93m
8:10PM3.05m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.45m
00:28AM0.55m
12:58PM0.32m
1:26AM0.41m
1:53PM0.20m
2:23AM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
14
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
10
11
10
8
8
7
8
8
10
11
9
8
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
788
672
506
414
1150
1307
763
800
594
706
817
827
796
726
602
659
864
1109
906
838
833
811
789
678
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
0.2
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
Energy kJ
180
322
522
547
36
31
124
246
142
78
47
29
408
135
84
59
50
72
59
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
W
21
Energy kJ
232
11
11
41
91
154
221
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
97
145
227
286
259
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
14
1
15
15
15
15
178
15
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
29
45
49
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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