East End and The Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.6° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
321
226
213
158
163
162
230
390
964
1255
1055
1415
1377
1121
962
1068
1082
1068
867
800
678
862
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:22AM3.16m
11:36PM3.09m
11:57AM3.10m
00:11AM2.98m
12:32PM2.99m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.06m
5:34PM0.17m
5:50AM0.14m
6:10PM0.28m
6:25AM0.28m
6:47PM0.42m
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light rain
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6:39
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7:38
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2
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Temp °C
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
12
14
13
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