Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1475 | 1553 | 1419 | 1249 | 1230 | 1094 | 968 | 903 | 834 | 680 | 722 | 374 | 711 | 923 | 1426 | 1135 | 1394 | 1679 | 1176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:54PM2.85m | 9:11AM2.79m | 9:29PM3.01m | 9:46AM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.51m | 3:04AM0.46m | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:40AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | NW 9 |
1475 | 1553 | 1419 | 1249 | 1230 | 1094 | 968 | 903 | 834 | 680 | 722 | 374 | 711 | 923 | 233 | 1135 | 1394 | 204 | 1176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 24 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | 57 | 63 | 30 | 91 | 101 | 101 | 90 | 86 | 226 | 135 | 87 | 11 | 233 | 281 | 11 | 195 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | W 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NW 9 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 113 | 1426 | 253 | 165 | 1679 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 45 | 1 | 53 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 106 | 246 | 250 | 250 | 204 | 109 | 204 |
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