
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1012 | 2028 | 1763 | 1301 | 1301 | 969 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 1003 | 1003 | 859 | 693 | 656 | 656 | 697 | 1223 | 1165 | 1230 | 1165 | 1150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.58m | 4:59AM2.64m | 5:44PM2.65m | 6:10AM2.69m | 6:52PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.55m | 10:51PM0.70m | 11:27AM0.53m | 00:00AM0.64m | 12:32PM0.46m | 1:08AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
799 | 2028 | 1763 | 1301 | 1301 | 969 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 1003 | 1003 | 859 | 693 | 656 | 656 | 413 | 1223 | 1165 | 1230 | 1165 | 1150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 10 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
1012 | 152 | 233 | 407 | 634 | 940 | 854 | 384 | 215 | 190 | 146 | 117 | 10 | 90 | 144 | 298 | 295 | 333 | 697 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SSW 8 | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | 22 | — | 10 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
296 | 27 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 183 | 165 | 103 | 90 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 232 | 220 | 211 | 211 | 220 | 220 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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