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 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.0°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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2015
1943
1718
3639
3351
3079
2696
2751
2419
2119
1983
1797
1647
1415
1301
834
638
621
487
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM3.24m
11:26AM3.14m
11:42PM3.09m
12:03PM3.01m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.05m
5:22AM0.04m
5:39PM0.18m
5:58AM0.19m
6:17PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
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