Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 |
| 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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 183 | — | 186 | 257 | 316 | 413 | 188 | 83 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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