East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° 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 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1465
1331
1772
2031
2205
2199
2622
2216
1433
1075
2313
2084
1901
1648
1514
1359
1236
1011
908
880
722
618
647
636
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:22AM2.43m
3:57PM2.28m
4:27AM2.47m
5:05PM2.37m
5:29AM2.57m
6:06PM2.53m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.88m
10:10PM0.89m
10:53AM0.79m
11:13PM0.81m
11:50AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
13
15
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
8
7
10
8
4
3
8
11
8
7
8
9
9
11
11
13
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1141
787
167
735
1433
846
2313
2084
1901
1648
1514
1359
1236
1011
908
880
722
618
647
636
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
0.2
S
8
0.3
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
596
588
1075
1075
5
4
12
12
7
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
Energy kJ
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1465
1331
1772
2031
2205
2199
2622
2216
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
242
242
244
248
234
232
178
1
1
1
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
65
14
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
9
8
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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