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 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
9
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
479
479
412
412
379
390
396
328
323
232
232
183
503
529
617
794
646
413
595
1317
1844
1844
1722
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:01AM2.62m
4:40PM2.49m
5:00AM2.51m
5:40PM2.47m
5:58AM2.47m
6:36PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.63m
10:51PM0.79m
11:23AM0.69m
11:51PM0.84m
12:17PM0.71m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
3
5
1
1
1
2
5
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
8
8
9
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
10
11
12
10
6
5
4
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
9
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
169
479
479
412
412
379
390
396
328
323
232
232
183
503
529
617
794
646
404
595
1317
1844
1844
1722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
N
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.7
SW
13
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
220
61
53
33
34
20
11
11
5
5
1
1
180
127
208
257
321
413
188
84
43
15
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
73
21
16
180
186
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
S
3
1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.1
S
4
Energy kJ
5
15
49
48
60
53
107
309
471
672
26
2
1
2
15
30
42
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
45
29
29
45
45
45
46
49
49
3
3
1
1
1
100
100
100
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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