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. Read More

East Cape Surf Forecast

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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. Read More

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East Cape Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Hawai River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	2	2	1	1	0	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.3 NNW	0.6 S	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 SSE	1.3 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.0 ENE	1.0 S	0.9 S	2.5 NNE	5.0 NNW	2.5 N	2.5 N	2.0 NW	1.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	9	8	8	12	14	8	8	8	19	16	16	15	10	13	13	7	10	10	9	9	8
Energy(?)	106	92	52	64	29	134	78	93	103	274	907	1384	1074	218	355	252	737	4741	1403	1044	621	216
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (ft)			8:03PM	8:46AM		9:14PM	9:40AM NaN		10:06PM	10:35AM		11:00PM	11:27AM		11:21PM	11:46AM		12:53AM		6:54PM
Low Tide / height (ft)	NaN	2:22PM	2:02AM		3:12PM	3:36AM		4:02PM		4:29AM	4:53PM		5:20AM	5:44PM NaN		5:41AM	6:36PM		10:41AM			10:28AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.9	-	-	-	-
High °F	64	66	59	66	64	59	68	68	63	66	66	63	66	66	63	68	68	70	68	72	64	70
Low °F	61	63	59	63	63	55	66	64	61	63	64	63	64	64	61	66	68	66	66	68	61	66
Chill °F (?)	64	66	59	66	64	59	68	68	63	66	66	63	66	66	61	68	68	70	68	72	64	70
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	7:04	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:59	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:54	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.0 ENE	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.4 ESE	2.5 N	2.5 N	1.9 NNW	1.2 NE
Period (s)	12	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	16	15	10	13	13	12	10	10	9	9	8
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.6 S	0.4 ESE	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.6 SSE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 SSE	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.4 S	-	0.7 NW	1.3 NE	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	9	6	9	12	12	14	6	11	12	19	8	10	11	14	10	10	10	12	-	10	8	11
Wind waves (ft) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.7 NNE	2.5 NNE	5.0 NNW	-	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	6	7	10	-	5	9	8

	Sunday 30	Monday 31	Tuesday 01
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 S	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.3 NNW	0.8 E	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	15	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	12	7	14	14	8	8
Energy(?)	47	47	106	86	92	54	52	52	58	63	64	60	29	70	188	134	40	54
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (ft)			7:35AM 5.81				8:22PM 7.12				8:46AM 7.28				8:39PM 5.64
Low Tide / height (ft)	1:45AM 1.28				2:22PM 0.98				2:41AM 1.15				3:12PM 0.82				3:36AM 1.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °F	59	59	61	64	66	63	59	59	59	59	63	66	64	63	59	57	61	61
Chill °F (?)	59	59	61	64	66	63	59	59	59	59	63	66	64	63	57	57	61	61
Sunrise	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.3 NNW	0.7 S	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	12	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	12	14	8	8	8
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.6 ENE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 SE	0.3 NE	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NE	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	12	12	9	6	6	6	6	9	6	10	12	12	12	9	8	14	5	5
Wind waves (ft) & direction	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.8 E	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	-	-	-	-