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: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.1°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East End and The Gap at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2325
1706
4035
3685
3426
3213
2903
2696
2266
1781
1356
1191
934
763
307
626
790
465
357
444
608
658
603
575
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM2.64m
2:05AM2.78m
2:34PM2.60m
2:54AM2.72m
3:31PM2.57m
3:52AM2.66m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.48m
7:57PM0.57m
8:30AM0.51m
8:48PM0.64m
9:23AM0.54m
9:46PM0.69m
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
10
9
10
9
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
6
7
6
7
5
6
5
7
10
12
9
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
5
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2325
1706
4035
3685
3426
3213
2903
2696
2266
1781
1356
1191
934
763
196
626
790
465
357
444
608
658
603
466
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
SSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
215
232
424
481
392
310
291
256
149
87
66
44
32
24
307
6
6
75
127
203
180
322
157
575
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.9
WSW
17
0.7
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1317
34
35
6
23
28
9
36
2
1
428
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.2
S
6
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
8
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
9
1
SSW
9
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
46
40
41
3
2
51
99
112
88
165
189
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
215
31
31
45
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
15
14
15
100
100
100
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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