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 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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 Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
17
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
318
232
208
201
196
142
170
214
232
269
333
680
636
522
522
731
561
568
696
427
405
519
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM3.02m
9:31PM3.29m
9:53AM3.14m
10:16PM3.38m
10:37AM3.20m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.19m
3:16PM0.08m
3:47AM0.03m
4:03PM-0.03m
4:32AM-0.06m
4:47PM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
12
15
13
13
11
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