Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 253 | 572 | 1988 | 2990 | 3740 | 3563 | 2319 | 1090 | 934 | 687 | 530 | 428 | 424 | 431 | 854 | 653 | 640 | 747 | 789 | 1114 | 1520 | 1955 | 2523 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:37PM3.24m | 11:02AM3.29m | 11:19PM3.25m | 11:44AM3.30m | 00:02AM3.18m | 12:28PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM-0.06m | 5:13PM0.04m | 5:33AM-0.05m | 5:58PM0.06m | 6:18AM0.03m | 6:46PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 201 | 193 | 572 | 53 | — | — | — | 144 | 1016 | 716 | 687 | 480 | 428 | 339 | 419 | — | — | 151 | 139 | 120 | 161 | 186 | 264 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 198 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 581 | 530 | 417 | 141 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 94 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 253 | 420 | 1988 | 2990 | 3740 | 3563 | 2319 | 1090 | 934 | — | — | — | 424 | 431 | 854 | 653 | 640 | 747 | 789 | 1114 | 1520 | 1955 | 2523 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 252 | 247 | 234 | 215 | 215 | 109 | 244 | 239 | 15 | 15 | 242 | 243 | 263 | 247 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 255 | 254 | 266 | 254 | 260 | 260 |
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