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 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
569
553
536
491
421
414
408
346
341
233
218
274
259
211
154
97
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:20AM2.77m
2:51PM2.59m
3:10AM2.57m
3:46PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.52m
8:45AM0.53m
9:06PM0.72m
9:36AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
9
8
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