East End and The Gap Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.06° S 174.07° E

East End and The Gap Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's East End and The Gap sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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


East End and The Gap surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 6,903 kJ wave energy.

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

The most powerful waves expected at East End and The Gap in the next 16 days are 4.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 9AM (Mon 24th Aug)13ft (4.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for East End and The Gap over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
9
4
W
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.8
W
12
2
W
10
4
NW
9
3
WNW
10
2
WNW
8
1.7
W
11
1.9
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1951
3190
4234
6903
5241
3907
2749
2449
1775
1491
1491
1013
596
989
739
2659
1504
538
657
725
697
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
25
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
35
W
30
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:33PM2.34m
6:58AM2.30m
7:31PM2.49m
7:51AM2.46m
8:16PM2.68m
8:33AM2.63m
8:54PM2.85m
9:11AM2.79m
9:29PM3.01m
9:46AM2.93m
10:03PM3.13m
10:20AM3.03m
10:36PM3.20m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.99m
00:49AM1.00m
1:09PM0.86m
1:43AM0.84m
1:58PM0.69m
2:26AM0.65m
2:39PM0.51m
3:04AM0.46m
3:16PM0.35m
3:40AM0.29m
3:51PM0.23m
4:14AM0.16m
4:26PM0.14m
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7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
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5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
8
3
9
1
1
5
2
5
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
8
8
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
10
9
7
5
3
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Information about the East End and The Gap Surf forecast

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 16 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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