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: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 6AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
936
1843
1799
1899
1631
1393
1214
988
856
845
736
756
806
715
715
604
596
581
505
417
422
434
417
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32AM2.99m
9:48PM3.14m
10:11AM3.11m
10:25PM3.18m
10:47AM3.16m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.18m
3:38PM0.20m
4:01AM0.07m
4:19PM0.13m
4:39AM0.03m
4:57PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:43
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1
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5
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Temp °C
14
13
14
15
18
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
16
14
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
11
10
14
14
15
15
14
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