East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 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
18.9° 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 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
2.2
NW
3
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)10121211111110101099991414131313131414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549129121661834174013771039838683586495383315289265342336277282347286286273212
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
2.52
6:05PM
2.37
6:49AM
2.56
7:28PM
2.47
7:59AM
2.71
8:30PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.81
12:22AM
0.78
1:10PM
0.72
1:35AM
0.66
2:15PM
0.55
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:23-------7:22--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1211111-----------------
Temp. °C191819192019191818181819201817171716171919181818
Feels °C (?)131315161919201819191919202019191816181819181917
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