East End and The Gap Surf Forecast

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New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.06° S 174.07° E)

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East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 17.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for East End and The Gap this week:

The surf forecast for East End and The Gap over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 17) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 20s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at East End and The Gap in the next 12 days are 1.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7AM (Mon 17th Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m) 12s
Best Surf	1AM (Wed 19th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 11s
Most Powerful	4PM (Thu 20th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for East End and The Gap over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sun 23
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	6	7	12	11	10	9	8	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	14	14	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	644	307	151	99	214	990	828	573	396	207	757	1517	1172	878	905	933	961	1245	943	799	606
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	N	NE	NE	NNE	W	N	N	WSW	W	W	SSW	NNW	W	W	NNW	WSW	ESE	SW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)		8:42AM 2.69		8:54PM 2.73	9:19AM 2.80		9:31PM 2.79	9:55AM 2.88		10:07PM 2.83	10:29AM 2.94		10:42PM 2.84	11:04AM 2.96		11:18PM 2.83	11:40AM 2.94		11:54PM 2.78	12:16PM 2.89
Low Tide / height (m)	2:27AM 0.51		2:48PM 0.60	3:06AM 0.44		3:27PM 0.53	3:43AM 0.38		4:04PM 0.47		4:18AM 0.35	4:40PM 0.44		4:52AM 0.35	5:16PM 0.44		5:28AM 0.37	5:52PM 0.48		6:04AM 0.43	6:30PM 0.54

		Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sun 23
Sunrise	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-
Sunset	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	17	19	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	17	17	14	18	18	16	18	18	16	18	19
Feels °C (?)	11	15	19	16	18	17	18	17	17	15	15	15	12	16	16	15	17	16	14	19	16

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The above surf forecast table for East End and The Gap provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at East End and The Gap can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our East End and The Gap surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (East End and The Gap) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for East End and The Gap may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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