East End and The Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.1° 

East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1012
2028
1763
1301
1301
969
862
983
1327
1152
1023
838
1003
1003
859
693
656
656
697
1223
1165
1230
1165
1150
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM2.58m
4:59AM2.64m
5:44PM2.65m
6:10AM2.69m
6:52PM2.78m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.55m
10:51PM0.70m
11:27AM0.53m
00:00AM0.64m
12:32PM0.46m
1:08AM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
12
10
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
6
3
2
1
2
3
4
6
9
7
4
4
3
3
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