Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 280 | 366 | 436 | 515 | 478 | 419 | 551 | 541 | 506 | 453 | 721 | 989 | 1164 | 2074 | 3853 | 4424 | 5074 | 5749 | 4546 | 10022 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM2.84m | 8:28PM3.11m | 8:52AM3.02m | 9:12PM3.26m | 9:34AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:43AM0.16m | 2:59PM0.11m | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:42PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 193 | 280 | 366 | 436 | 515 | 478 | 419 | 551 | 541 | 506 | 170 | 620 | 917 | 821 | 892 | 3853 | 4424 | 5074 | 5749 | 4546 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 53 | 200 | 298 | 273 | 277 | 329 | 326 | 322 | 321 | 380 | 721 | 881 | 1136 | 2074 | 887 | 943 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 24 | W 23 | W 22 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 147 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 109 | 272 | 453 | — | 989 | 1164 | 756 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 3 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 112 | 525 | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | 871 | 687 | 1220 | 10022 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 109 | 49 | 49 | 100 | 243 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 243 | 211 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 242 | 246 | 250 | 215 |
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