East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
17.7° 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 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1265
1008
850
793
690
596
462
426
359
353
347
236
229
407
399
395
371
340
362
357
346
315
333
390
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
SSE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:03PM2.62m
7:21AM2.78m
7:50PM2.75m
8:05AM2.86m
8:30PM2.87m
8:43AM2.91m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.57m
1:36PM0.42m
1:55AM0.48m
2:18PM0.33m
2:37AM0.40m
2:56PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
12
13
16
18
16
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
10
11
13
17
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1265
1008
850
793
690
596
462
426
359
353
347
218
174
227
193
190
186
186
362
357
346
315
333
390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
24
0.3
WSW
23
0.5
W
22
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3
3
24
25
44
98
106
240
26
25
407
399
395
371
340
333
326
318
136
190
230
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
26
0.1
N
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
21
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
13
13
3
26
51
50
236
229
42
42
41
41
70
2
2
2
30
30
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
3
100
3
1
3
8
15
100
100
100
100
100
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
9
9
8
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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