Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 10PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 495 | 147 | 317 | 566 | 804 | 1157 | 1296 | 1388 | 1342 | 5751 | 1656 | 1693 | 1835 | 1338 | 832 | 848 | 771 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:13AM3.05m | 12:34PM2.88m | 00:50AM2.99m | 1:14PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.28m | 6:31AM0.26m | 6:44PM0.35m | 7:11AM0.31m | 7:27PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 367 | 495 | 130 | 128 | 566 | 804 | 1157 | 1296 | 1388 | 1342 | — | — | — | — | 1338 | 832 | 755 | 771 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 9 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 120 | 54 | 317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 688 | 827 | 848 | 742 | 585 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 121 | 277 | 397 | 581 | 759 | 966 | 1060 | 1022 | 5751 | 1656 | 1693 | 1835 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 250 | 250 | 254 | 215 | 254 | 327 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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