East Cape Surf

Detailed East Cape surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in East Cape. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in East Cape. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in East Cape over the next 7 days. Surf photos from East Cape and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: East Cape Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, East Cape Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, East Cape Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, East Cape Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: East Cape Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: East Cape Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, East Cape Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, East Cape Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, East Cape Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

East Cape Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the East Cape Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the East Cape coastline are also listed below.

East Cape Photos

East Cape Wavefinder

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	2	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	E 10	E 11	E 11	NW 10	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 12	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	50	54	177	250	242	1375	549	322	803	1452	3509	1939	1706	1725	1427	1134	378	761	560	431	349
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:02PM1.38m	2:18AM1.34m		2:51PM1.37m		3:38AM1.85m	4:34PM1.90m		4:32AM1.84m	4:30PM1.40m		5:23AM1.86m		6:11PM1.96m	6:11AM1.89m		6:01PM1.44m	6:16AM1.35m		6:45PM1.46m
Low Tide			8:09PM0.38m	8:30AM0.32m		9:50PM0.79m	10:15AM0.67m		9:49PM0.41m	11:06AM0.66m		11:32PM0.77m	11:52AM0.63m		00:18AM0.72m		12:22PM0.32m	00:16AM0.34m		12:28PM0.27m	1:02AM0.31m


mm	—	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	15	16	13	12	13	11	12	10	8	11	10	9	11	12	9	12	11	7	14	15	10
Min °C	12	11	11	12	9	8	10	8	6	8	8	8	9	10	9	10	9	5	9	11	8
Chill °C	14	16	12	11	12	9	12	8	4	9	7	7	9	10	7	11	10	5	14	14	9
	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—
	—	5:10	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:15	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	E 10	E 11	E 11	NW 10	WNW 8	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	50	54	177	250	242	1375	291	322	551	550	3470	1939	1706	1725	1427	1134	378	761	560	431	349
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 10	S 9	NNE 8	NNE 9	E 11	ESE 14	WNW 7	S 14	ESE 13	—	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	—	N 12	S 18	S 15	S 14	S 16
kJ	10	30	14	87	77	149	549	73	15	700	—	17	7	—	—	—	3	55	40	34	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NNE 4	N 4	—	WSW 2	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 5
kJ	1	6	27	—	1	146	275	186	803	1452	3509	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	3	8	42
Sea °C	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Diff °C	+0.5	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	+0.6	+0.6	+0.5	-0.1	+0.5	-0.2	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2