Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 236 | 280 | 499 | 468 | 574 | 437 | 270 | 257 | 389 | 319 | 704 | 839 | 1874 | 3640 | 4163 | 4239 | 3921 | 3666 | 3506 | 3260 | 3020 | 2789 | 2759 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:52PM3.13m | 9:15AM3.04m | 9:44PM3.28m | 10:07AM3.12m | 10:33PM3.37m | 10:56AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.20m | 3:08AM0.20m | 3:28PM0.07m | 4:01AM0.07m | 4:19PM-0.01m | 4:51AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 290 | 236 | 163 | 166 | 468 | 574 | 437 | 270 | 257 | 389 | 319 | 704 | 762 | 1874 | 3640 | 4163 | 4239 | 3921 | 3666 | 3506 | 3260 | 3020 | 2789 | 2759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | W 24 | W 24 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | WSW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 18 | W 12 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | 166 | 102 | 95 | 91 | 205 | 126 | 107 | 81 | 839 | 617 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 13 | WSW 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 123 | 40 | 44 | 119 | 135 | 128 | 171 | 337 | 61 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 187 | 280 | 499 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 204 | 178 | 250 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 109 | 100 | 88 | 88 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 104 | 104 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 109 | 246 | 248 |
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