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: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.8
WSW
18
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
324
403
439
1039
1175
2212
1540
1049
772
600
441
313
350
679
662
612
580
565
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
N
10
WSW
10
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:24PM2.58m
5:57AM2.55m
6:42PM2.71m
7:12AM2.68m
7:47PM2.91m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.73m
12:18PM0.59m
00:59AM0.59m
1:26PM0.43m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
5
4
9
11
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
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