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 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
561
612
688
333
405
519
1564
1553
1886
2303
2925
2460
2398
2368
3257
2282
2751
2503
2441
2288
2169
2169
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:37AM3.20m
10:57PM3.39m
11:19AM3.18m
11:37PM3.32m
11:59AM3.11m
Low Tide
4:32AM-0.06m
4:47PM-0.06m
5:15AM-0.06m
5:29PM-0.01m
5:55AM0.01m
6:11PM0.12m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
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5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
17
15
13
13
13
12
13
16
16
13
13
12
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
10
9
10
14
16
14
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
10
11
8
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
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