East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)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 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
21
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
995
880
812
839
813
347
309
309
545
545
611
546
544
657
469
589
689
1018
957
832
811
760
561
553
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:06PM2.53m
6:24AM2.73m
6:59PM2.73m
7:15AM2.90m
7:47PM2.94m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.63m
00:11AM0.67m
12:43PM0.43m
1:04AM0.49m
1:32PM0.24m
1:55AM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
12
11
12
12
11
12
14
15
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
9
9
7
5
6
9
10
7
6
8
8
7
8
12
14
10
9
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
995
880
812
839
813
179
146
309
545
545
582
546
451
458
465
388
689
1018
957
832
811
760
561
553
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
8
0.5
W
24
0.5
W
23
0.8
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
347
309
103
284
277
611
467
544
657
469
589
319
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
27
0.2
W
26
0.3
WSW
26
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
15
53
129
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
6
9
10
7
7
7
5
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
65
100
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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