Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2084 | 1703 | 1450 | 1269 | 1197 | 1702 | 830 | 835 | 689 | 791 | 382 | 679 | 649 | 238 | 238 | 242 | 305 | 283 | 348 | 353 | 474 | 455 | 807 | 796 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:53AM2.47m | 7:27PM2.57m | 7:43AM2.52m | 8:13PM2.65m | 8:29AM2.58m | 8:56PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.83m | 1:09PM0.69m | 1:39AM0.79m | 1:56PM0.65m | 2:26AM0.72m | 2:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2084 | 1703 | 1450 | 1269 | 1197 | — | 830 | 835 | 689 | 791 | 382 | 679 | 649 | 238 | 238 | 242 | 305 | 258 | 281 | 292 | 249 | 455 | 807 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | 71 | 207 | 49 | — | 212 | 215 | 229 | 243 | 283 | 348 | 353 | 474 | 200 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | S 10 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 50 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | S 4 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 530 | 711 | 813 | 115 | 108 | 1702 | 415 | 22 | 281 | — | — | — | 44 | 120 | 103 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 100 | 65 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
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