East End and The Gap surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 Tuesday (Jul 01) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at East End and The Gap in the next 12 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 03) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Tue 1st Jul)6ft (1.8m) 14s
Best Surf12AM (Fri 4th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 11s
Most Powerful 6PM (Thu 3rd Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s

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

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Tue
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.5
N
3.5
N
2.5
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.5
NNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
W
2.2
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2
N
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)15141413138911101012111110999913141313131313218988161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)175811308526466701202239521181343107625491727190910776245044563032762282201751772001771607191402996747860820775674617707
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NE
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
2.72
2:48PM
2.50
3:07AM
2.58
3:41PM
2.42
3:59AM
2.46
4:38PM
2.37
4:57AM
2.39
5:38PM
2.38
5:56AM
2.37
6:36PM
2.44
6:54AM
2.41
7:30PM
2.53
7:47AM
2.50
8:18PM
2.65
8:34AM
2.60
9:02PM
2.77
9:18AM
2.70
9:43PM
2.89
9:59AM
2.79
10:23PM
2.99
10:39AM
2.86
11:01PM
3.06
11:18AM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.60
8:45AM
0.61
9:01PM
0.74
9:34AM
0.71
9:54PM
0.86
10:26AM
0.78
10:50PM
0.94
11:20AM
0.82
11:49PM
0.95
12:15PM
0.81
12:47AM
0.91
1:09PM
0.76
1:40AM
0.83
1:58PM
0.67
2:28AM
0.72
2:44PM
0.56
3:12AM
0.60
3:27PM
0.45
3:54AM
0.48
4:07PM
0.35
4:35AM
0.38
4:47PM
0.28
5:16AM
0.30
Tue
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise--7:43--7:43--7:43--7:43--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:39
Sunset5:10--5:10--5:12--5:12--5:13--5:14--5:14--5:15--5:15--5:15--5:16--5:16--
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Rain (mm)
----172968814542----------------6117-7-
Temp. °C131211121315161717161615151413141113131111121110111013131313131313151415
Feels °C (?)10118999111312121411119111281010891097878866661013911

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

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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).

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