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

Weather Forecast for East End and The Gap

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
16.6° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (05 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
7
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
1295
1656
1954
2257
1921
1603
1755
1672
1449
782
528
549
580
1122
1040
1098
1291
1522
1470
1149
828
674
667
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:27AM2.77m
12:44PM2.57m
1:08AM2.71m
1:29PM2.50m
1:53AM2.65m
2:18PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.63m
6:56PM0.61m
7:29AM0.67m
7:41PM0.68m
8:17AM0.69m
8:31PM0.73m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
5
9
19
21
14
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
9
8
6
6
6
7
9
10
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
3.5
NW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
499
98
18
44
44
1921
43
42
39
1449
782
528
549
481
335
334
281
217
177
1470
1149
828
674
517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
10
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
24
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
WSW
20
Energy kJ
20
18
10
44
38
388
490
23
22
35
33
61
29
11
117
99
99
101
667
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
W
20
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
WSW
22
0.6
W
21
0.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
12
12
8
39
22
36
71
11
11
43
98
332
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
7
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
1.5
W
9
1.7
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
581
1295
1656
1954
2257
1603
1755
1672
397
580
1122
1040
1098
1291
1522
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
109
109
109
265
265
109
109
109
109
88
109
232
198
109
215
109
109
239
15
1
1
1
3
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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