Racetrack Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 115.08° E

Racetrack 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Racetrack sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.1° 

Racetrack surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Racetrack today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Racetrack at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Racetrack. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
251
248
234
215
215
302
351
386
508
587
729
1005
1178
1222
1589
1648
2126
2486
2486
2329
2070
2042
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:32AM2.36m
1:13PM1.72m
1:00AM2.17m
1:50PM1.55m
1:31AM1.97m
3:01PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.51m
6:39PM0.89m
7:52AM0.71m
7:01PM1.07m
8:46AM0.91m
7:24PM1.27m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
29
28
27
29
30
29
28
29
30
29
29
30
29
30
30
29
28
30
29
30
30
30
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