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 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
13.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 2AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1076
1502
2130
3035
3208
3539
3788
3141
6682
7101
5515
5900
6090
5199
4694
5364
2083
1861
3731
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:09PM3.21m
11:29AM3.09m
11:45PM3.16m
12:07PM3.04m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.12m
5:24AM0.07m
5:39PM0.15m
6:01AM0.11m
6:19PM0.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
6
3
4
4
3
2
3
5
5
4
5
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