East End and The Gap Surf Break

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

East End and The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at East End and The Gap today (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
785
663
626
553
472
465
394
388
290
394
486
456
463
456
413
384
309
304
304
299
299
249
219
219
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
N
0
S
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM2.66m
9:37PM2.82m
9:52AM2.72m
10:15PM2.89m
10:30AM2.75m
10:53PM2.92m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.64m
3:22PM0.51m
3:49AM0.57m
4:01PM0.45m
4:28AM0.51m
4:40PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
10
12
13
11
10
10
8
8
8
10
11
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
6
2
3
7
8
6
4
5
3
3
4
7
9
8
7
7
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
785
663
626
553
472
465
394
388
290
394
486
456
463
456
413
384
309
304
304
299
299
249
219
219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
64
64
63
91
142
52
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
8
9
15
11
4
4
8
9
8
8
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
13
16
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
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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