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East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today?
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | |
1324 | 1196 | 2449 | 2245 | 2053 | 1844 | 1514 | 1387 | 1236 | 1120 | 995 | 880 | 722 | 711 | 608 | 534 | 563 | 458 | 466 | 504 | 611 | 467 | 544 | 657 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:27AM2.47m | 5:05PM2.37m | 5:29AM2.57m | 6:06PM2.53m | 6:24AM2.73m | 6:59PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.79m | 11:13PM0.81m | 11:50AM0.63m | 00:11AM0.67m | 12:43PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1324 | 923 | 2449 | 2245 | 2053 | 1844 | 1514 | 1387 | 1236 | 1120 | 995 | 880 | 722 | 711 | 608 | 534 | 563 | 458 | 466 | 504 | 604 | 444 | 451 | 458 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | W 27 | W 26 | WSW 26 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
1059 | 1196 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 129 | 284 | 277 | 611 | 467 | 544 | 657 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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