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: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1735
1452
1275
1076
943
811
692
672
662
569
553
506
491
421
414
408
346
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:34AM2.98m
2:01PM2.74m
2:20AM2.77m
2:51PM2.59m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.32m
7:58AM0.35m
8:15PM0.52m
8:45AM0.53m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
5
5
6
5
5
8
8
9
8
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