East End and The Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 1AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WSW
19
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
296
377
365
471
590
778
857
891
969
1704
2396
2830
3609
2632
2373
2203
5589
2112
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36PM3.20m
10:54AM3.09m
11:09PM3.21m
11:29AM3.09m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.14m
4:49AM0.08m
5:02PM0.12m
5:24AM0.07m
5:39PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
6
8
7
4
4
7
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
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