Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1198 | 1255 | 1591 | 1571 | 1376 | 1511 | 1198 | 1364 | 1346 | 1452 | 1432 | 1644 | 3560 | 3479 | 3360 | 3529 | 4702 | 4169 | 6752 | 7500 | 8147 | 9027 | 9800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38AM2.47m | 2:08PM2.44m | 2:31AM2.28m | 3:12PM2.29m | 3:45AM2.15m | 4:36PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.81m | 8:32PM0.98m | 8:56AM0.99m | 9:41PM1.11m | 10:11AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1198 | 1081 | 822 | 763 | 1376 | 1511 | 924 | 958 | 770 | 619 | 1432 | 1644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 244 | 1255 | 1591 | 1571 | 32 | 21 | 1198 | 1364 | 1346 | 1452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 885 | 151 | 86 | 50 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 749 | 651 | — | — | — | — | 673 | 657 | 3560 | 3479 | 3360 | 3529 | 4702 | 4169 | 6752 | 7500 | 8147 | 9027 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 215 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 242 | 243 | 250 | 240 | 248 | 247 | 250 | 260 | 260 | 215 | 250 | 293 | 178 |
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