Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 377 | 288 | 231 | 688 | 216 | 405 | 519 | 1564 | 1553 | 1886 | 2303 | 2925 | 2460 | 2398 | 2368 | 3257 | 2282 | 2751 | 2503 | 2441 | 2288 | 2169 | 2169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 731 | 561 | 612 | 211 | 330 | 136 | 110 | 79 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 207 | 212 | — | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 273 | 192 | 46 | 333 | 340 | 369 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 40 | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | 110 | 250 | 284 | 42 | 233 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 152 | 197 |
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