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: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 7PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
4
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4877
5074
4701
4232
10208
11422
4080
4084
3361
2752
2642
2940
2977
3051
7740
8285
2426
2242
2015
1967
1718
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:34AM3.15m
9:52PM3.33m
10:13AM3.21m
10:30PM3.32m
10:50AM3.21m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.01m
4:07AM-0.06m
4:23PM-0.01m
4:45AM-0.05m
5:01PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
8
7
8
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