Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 3PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1197 | 2052 | 2911 | 3170 | 3234 | 3383 | 3751 | 2921 | 2382 | 2202 | 2109 | 1714 | 1870 | 1245 | 1249 | 1283 | 1171 | 3196 | 2786 | 2524 | 2110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM3.15m | 11:05PM3.25m | 11:26AM3.22m | 11:41PM3.26m | 12:04PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.08m | 5:18AM-0.03m | 5:35PM0.05m | 5:56AM-0.03m | 6:16PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 43 | 42 | 39 | 82 | 90 | 147 | 196 | 273 | 442 | 440 | 408 | 491 | 421 | 671 | 926 | 3196 | — | — | 2110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | 399 | 469 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 1197 | 2052 | 2911 | 3170 | 3234 | 3383 | 3751 | 2921 | 2382 | 2202 | 2109 | 1714 | 1870 | 1245 | 1249 | 1283 | 1171 | — | 2786 | 2524 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 248 | 215 | 215 | 109 | 178 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 261 | 250 | 248 | 234 | 215 | 215 | 197 | 198 | 260 |
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