East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
14.2° 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 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.2
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
NNW
2.5
N
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)14141313131212121212111111777888910111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327830042692225820561643146111551029791669503313413554654869126788117482556193516282648
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
2.69
8:18PM
2.91
8:40AM
2.84
8:57PM
3.03
9:17AM
2.96
9:32PM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.46
2:31AM
0.36
2:45PM
0.32
3:10AM
0.23
3:23PM
0.23
3:45AM
0.15
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise6:18-------6:16-------6:15-------
Sunset---6:16-------6:16-------6:17----
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--------------------123
Temp. °C1011121198779111212131111111213141413121213
Feels °C (?)768854346788733345775456
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at East End and The Gap (moderate winds from the SSE at NewPlymouthAero Aws 11 km from East End and The Gap). 2.8m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.1m 7s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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SSE
Offshore
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