Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1789 | 1542 | 4005 | 4151 | 4691 | 4756 | 4355 | 4608 | 4802 | 5133 | 5517 | 5103 | 5242 | 5214 | 3334 | 3014 | 2716 | 2368 | 1956 | 2061 | 1659 | 1061 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.53m | 3:48PM2.53m | 4:26AM2.42m | 5:17PM2.54m | 5:56AM2.47m | 6:36PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.70m | 10:18PM0.81m | 10:53AM0.74m | 11:41PM0.76m | 12:11PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 322 | 1542 | 4005 | 4151 | 4691 | 4756 | 4355 | 4608 | 4802 | 5133 | 5517 | 5103 | 5242 | 5214 | 3334 | 3014 | 2716 | 696 | 701 | 2061 | 1659 | 1061 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 822 | 1187 | 300 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 35 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 2368 | 1956 | 383 | 291 | 370 | 822 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 295 | 322 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1789 | — | — | 231 | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 400 | 606 | 740 | — | — | 336 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 15 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 255 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 260 | 254 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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