Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | 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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4239 | 3973 | 3774 | 3311 | 2883 | 2831 | 2610 | 2306 | 2216 | 2049 | 2076 | 1902 | 1939 | 970 | 1145 | 1475 | 1644 | 3034 | 3348 | 1689 | 1452 | 1516 | 1432 | 1275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33PM3.37m | 10:56AM3.15m | 11:20PM3.38m | 11:43AM3.12m | 00:06AM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM-0.01m | 4:51AM-0.00m | 5:07PM-0.03m | 5:39AM-0.00m | 5:54PM0.02m | 6:26AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | 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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 4239 | 3973 | 3774 | 3311 | 2883 | 2831 | 2610 | 2306 | 2216 | 2049 | 2076 | — | — | 970 | 1145 | 1475 | 1644 | — | — | 1689 | 1452 | 1516 | 1432 | 1275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1902 | 1939 | 270 | 310 | 319 | 335 | 3034 | 3348 | 444 | 432 | 373 | 392 | 499 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 109 | 248 | 234 | 215 | 247 | 215 | 247 | 247 | 15 | 246 | 246 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 178 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
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