Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 540 | 302 | 261 | 716 | 706 | 732 | 822 | 682 | 791 | 779 | 690 | 643 | 634 | 545 | 536 | 528 | 528 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM2.68m | 3:56AM2.47m | 4:42PM2.56m | 5:25AM2.40m | 6:09PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.71m | 10:23AM0.73m | 11:14PM0.77m | 11:44AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 313 | 540 | 302 | 195 | 716 | 706 | 732 | 822 | 682 | 791 | 779 | 690 | 643 | 634 | 545 | 536 | 528 | 528 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | S 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 186 | 233 | 261 | — | — | 5 | — | 20 | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 21 |
| kJ | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNE 3 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 63 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 144 | 150 | 100 | 1 |
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