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 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 6AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6493
6708
6850
6764
6441
5888
5196
2032
3890
3676
1475
2732
2486
2253
1877
965
1751
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45PM3.16m
12:07PM3.04m
00:23AM3.06m
12:48PM2.95m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.11m
6:19PM0.24m
6:42AM0.22m
7:03PM0.38m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
4
2
1
3
4
4
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
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