East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 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 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131414131313121111111017121689101010910101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3423472862822732692206506615403924325512663119021642498166710427025115204601240
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
2.71
8:30PM
2.64
8:52AM
2.87
9:18PM
2.81
9:36AM
3.01
9:58PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.55
2:34AM
0.50
3:06PM
0.37
3:22AM
0.35
3:49PM
0.22
4:04AM
0.24
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:21-------7:19----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----193----------------
Temp. °C171819181817171617191918171515141516171412111110
Feels °C (?)18181918181619161818181713109811141497676
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