East End and The Gap Surf Break

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.3
NNW
8
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.3
N
9
2.1
NNW
9
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
323
232
186
183
222
798
912
809
647
413
514
1712
2508
2144
1787
1599
1427
1132
1144
1027
956
1025
737
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00AM2.51m
5:40PM2.47m
5:58AM2.47m
6:36PM2.51m
6:53AM2.47m
7:27PM2.57m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.69m
11:51PM0.84m
12:17PM0.71m
00:47AM0.83m
1:09PM0.69m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
10
6
6
2
1
1
2
5
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
5
9
10
10
11
11
8
6
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.3
NNW
8
0.7
SW
13
2.5
N
9
2.3
N
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
328
323
232
186
183
222
180
912
809
647
370
514
1712
2508
2144
1787
1599
1427
1132
1144
1027
956
1025
737
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
1
183
186
257
316
413
188
83
31
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
86
205
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
2
NNE
7
2.4
N
8
0.4
SE
3
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
10
1
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
83
198
423
542
672
406
798
3
43
89
204
332
392
530
693
735
173
161
78
119
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
45
45
49
49
260
49
45
29
3
1
15
100
100
100
100
100
197
197
197
197
197
197
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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