East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.8° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312111111101716168101010109910111414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2732692208006688155904334071904117620472269166710216584433634254741111985943768
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
N
10
W
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
2.64
8:52AM
2.87
9:18PM
2.81
9:36AM
3.01
9:58PM
2.96
10:14AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.50
3:06PM
0.37
3:22AM
0.35
3:49PM
0.22
4:04AM
0.24
4:27PM
0.13
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:35-------7:35-------7:37---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:19-------7:16
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-34321------------------
Temp. °C171716171819191817161514151718141212121214161616
Feels °C (?)161515161819181715119810171697891012151416
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