Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 5PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at East End and The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5517 | 5441 | 5242 | 3723 | 3334 | 3502 | 3173 | 2866 | 2615 | 2034 | 1237 | 845 | 678 | 577 | 659 | 732 | 571 | 452 | 382 | 310 | 491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM2.54m | 5:56AM2.47m | 6:36PM2.70m | 7:08AM2.64m | 7:38PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.74m | 11:41PM0.76m | 12:11PM0.65m | 00:54AM0.58m | 1:17PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5517 | 5441 | 5242 | 3723 | 3334 | 3502 | 3173 | 2866 | 2615 | 2034 | 1237 | 277 | 398 | 367 | 659 | 732 | 571 | 452 | 382 | 310 | 491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 277 | 717 | 366 | 366 | 336 | 845 | 678 | 577 | 243 | 172 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 132 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | SW 5 | SSW 9 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 344 | 287 | 337 | 252 | — | 3 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 145 | 102 | 151 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 217 | 569 | 601 | 365 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 147 | 139 | 13 | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 264 | 109 | 88 | 109 | 106 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 178 | 65 | 65 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 197 | 28 | 13 | 1 |
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