East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1099991414131313131414131313121111111017128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747586495337304289290282336336342347286282273269224447787551442437525791
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NW
15
W
15
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
2.56
7:28PM
2.47
7:59AM
2.71
8:30PM
2.64
8:52AM
2.87
9:18PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.72
1:35AM
0.66
2:15PM
0.55
2:34AM
0.50
3:06PM
0.37
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:21--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1461-----
Temp. °C181818202018171716161719191818181719182020181715
Feels °C (?)19191921201919191716181919181817161918201915129
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